The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu laid the foundation stone for an International Bird Centre (IBC) at Agaram Reserve Forest, close to the Kazhuveli Wetland Bird Sanctuary in Villupuram district.
- Kazhuveli is a wetland bird sanctuary in Villupuram district that draws a large number of birds.
- The new centre is expected to support bird conservation, research and public awareness about wetland birds.
- Locating it at Agaram Reserve Forest places it right beside the sanctuary it is meant to serve.