Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 85, Declaration of Greater Flamingo Sanctuary at Dhanushkodi, 2025
The Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.5) Department of the issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 85 on 4 June 2025, accepting a proposal for a Greater Flamingo Sanctuary at Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram District. The appended notification declares the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to notify 524.78 he...
What the government has decided
G.O. (Ms.) No. 85, issued by the Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.5) Department on 4 June 2025, accepts the proposal submitted by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden. The appended notification declares an intention to notify 524.78 hectares at Dhanushkodi as the Greater Flamingo Sanctuary.
The identified area is in Rameshwaram Village and Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. It forms part of the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve and includes both revenue land and forest land.
Land covered
G.O. (Ms.) No. 85 identifies the proposed sanctuary land by survey number and extent:
- Survey number 1054/1, 380.18 hectares of revenue land.
- Survey number 1054/7, 131.40 hectares of revenue land.
- Survey number 1142/5, 4.88 hectares of revenue land.
- Survey number 1133/2, 4.75 hectares of revenue land.
- Survey number 1063 (RF), 3.57 hectares of forest land.
- Total proposed sanctuary area, 524.78 hectares.
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in Rameshwaram Village should compare the survey number in their records with this schedule. The document does not state any land rate, fee, compensation process or specific restriction on transactions.
Why the area is being protected
The Greater Flamingo Sanctuary proposal is intended to protect resident and migratory birds and their habitats. The area is a feeding and resting location on the Central Asian Flyway, and the document records nearly 128 bird species and 10,761 wetland birds during the 2023 to 2024 wetland bird census.
The area also contains sand dunes, marshes, mudflats, mangroves and sandbanks. The document identifies Dhanushkodi beach as an important turtle nesting site and describes the region as supporting marine species, local fisheries and coastal protection.
Publication and status
G.O. (Ms.) No. 85 directs the notification to be published in English and Tamil in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and in Tamil in the Ramanathapuram District Gazette. The wording of the appended notification is a declaration of intention to notify the scheduled area as the Greater Flamingo Sanctuary.
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Common questions
Which survey numbers are included in the proposed Greater Flamingo Sanctuary?
The schedule lists survey numbers 1054/1, 1054/7, 1142/5, 1133/2 and 1063 (RF) in Rameshwaram Village, Ramanathapuram District.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 85 cover private or revenue land?
The document identifies survey numbers 1054/1, 1054/7, 1142/5 and 1133/2 as revenue land. Survey number 1063 (RF) is identified as forest land.
Does the document impose specific building or sale restrictions?
The supplied document does not list specific building, development or sale restrictions. It declares an intention to notify the scheduled area as a sanctuary.
How large is the Greater Flamingo Sanctuary area?
The scheduled area totals 524.78 hectares at Dhanushkodi in Rameshwaram Village and Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.
