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Bird migration study centre at Point Calimere

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Bombay Natural History Society will set it up on 2.5 acres

NAGAPATTINAM: The first bird migration study centre in the country will be established at the Point Calimere bird sanctuary on the Vedaranyam coast.

The Bombay Natural History Society is setting up the centre on 2.5 acres at a cost of Rs.20 lakh.

Pheroza Godrej, vice-president of the society who laid the foundation on Tuesday, said the centre would start functioning from early next year, coinciding with the society's 125th year celebrations.

She said the centre would teach students as well as the public on various aspects of bird migration, environmental protection and ringing of birds, besides conducting training programmes for children and students on their role in protecting the planet.

Training planned

Mrs. Pheroza said the society planned to train veterinary doctors in handling wild birds in the Chilka lake and the Nandheer Madhumeshwar bird sanctuary near Nashik.

S. Balachandran, a scientist of the society, said Sanmar Chemplast would give Rs.12 lakh for the centre and Ugmaraj of Hyderabad, an environmentalist, would chip in with Rs. 5 lakh. The land was purchased by the society.

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