Adam's Bridge Marine National Park (Tamil: இராமர் பாலம் கடல்சார் தேசிய பூங்கா, romanized: Irāmar Pālam Kaṭalcār Tēciya Pūṅkā; Sinhala: ආදම්ගේ පාලම ජාතික සාගර උද්යානය, romanized: Ādamgē Pālama Jātika Sāgara Udyānaya) is a national park surrounding Adam's Bridge (Rama's Bridge) in northern Sri Lanka, approximately 30 km (19 mi) north west of Mannar.
Ram's Bridge Marine National Park
இராமர் பாலம் கடல்சார் தேசிய பூங்கா ආදම්ගේ පාලම ජාතික සාගර උද්යානය
Adam's Bridge with Mannar Island in the foreground.
An Integrated Strategic Environmental Assessment of Northern Province produced by the government with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Environment Programme and published in October 2014 recommended that a national park with an area of 18,990 ha (46,925 acres) be created on the Sri Lankan section of Adam's Bridge.[1][2] In May 2015 the government announced that a part of Adam's Bridge, along with Chundikkulam, Delft and Madhu Road would be designated national parks.[3] Adam's Bridge became a national park on 22 June 2015 with an area of 18,990 ha (46,925 acres).[4] The Indian section of Adam's Bridge is part of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park.[2]
Flora and faunaedit
Many migratory birds follow the Pamban Island-Adam's Bridge-Mannar Island route when flying to/from Sri Lanka.[3] The sand dunes of Adam's Bridge are also used as breeding grounds by birds such as the brown noddy.[3] Numerous varieties of fish and sea grasses thrive in the shallow waters Adam's Bridge.[2] Sea life found around Adam's Bridge include dolphin, dugong and turtle.[2]
^Mallawatantri, Ananda; Marambe, Buddhi; Skehan, Connor, eds. (October 2014). (PDF). Central Environmental Authority, Sri Lanka and Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka. p. 75. ISBN978-955-9012-55-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
adam, bridge, marine, national, park, tamil, இர, மர, லம, கடல, romanized, irāmar, pālam, kaṭalcār, tēciya, pūṅkā, sinhala, ආදම, ලම, ගර, උද, නය, romanized, Ādamgē, pālama, jātika, sāgara, udyānaya, national, park, surrounding, adam, bridge, rama, bridge, norther. Adam s Bridge Marine National Park Tamil இர மர ப லம கடல ச ர த ச ய ப ங க romanized Iramar Palam Kaṭalcar Teciya Puṅka Sinhala ආදම ග ප ලම ජ ත ක ස ගර උද ය නය romanized Adamge Palama Jatika Sagara Udyanaya is a national park surrounding Adam s Bridge Rama s Bridge in northern Sri Lanka approximately 30 km 19 mi north west of Mannar Ram s Bridge Marine National Parkஇர மர ப லம கடல ச ர த ச ய ப ங க ආදම ග ප ලම ජ ත ක ස ගර උද ය නයAdam s Bridge Marine National ParkLocation within Northern ProvinceLocationNorthern ProvinceNearest cityMannarCoordinates09 04 15 N 79 37 42 E 9 07083 N 79 62833 E 9 07083 79 62833Area190 km2 73 sq mi Established22 June 2015 2015 06 22 AdministratorDepartment of Wildlife Conservation Contents 1 History 2 Flora and fauna 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Adam s Bridge with Mannar Island in the foreground An Integrated Strategic Environmental Assessment of Northern Province produced by the government with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Environment Programme and published in October 2014 recommended that a national park with an area of 18 990 ha 46 925 acres be created on the Sri Lankan section of Adam s Bridge 1 2 In May 2015 the government announced that a part of Adam s Bridge along with Chundikkulam Delft and Madhu Road would be designated national parks 3 Adam s Bridge became a national park on 22 June 2015 with an area of 18 990 ha 46 925 acres 4 The Indian section of Adam s Bridge is part of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park 2 Flora and fauna editMany migratory birds follow the Pamban Island Adam s Bridge Mannar Island route when flying to from Sri Lanka 3 The sand dunes of Adam s Bridge are also used as breeding grounds by birds such as the brown noddy 3 Numerous varieties of fish and sea grasses thrive in the shallow waters Adam s Bridge 2 Sea life found around Adam s Bridge include dolphin dugong and turtle 2 See also editCoral reefs in IndiaReferences edit Mallawatantri Ananda Marambe Buddhi Skehan Connor eds October 2014 Integrated Strategic Environment Assessment of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka PDF Central Environmental Authority Sri Lanka and Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka p 75 ISBN 978 955 9012 55 9 Archived from the original PDF on 2016 01 26 Retrieved 2016 01 23 a b c d Abhayagunawardena Vidya 29 March 2015 Will conservation boom in the north The Sunday Times Sri Lanka a b c Rodrigo Malaka 10 May 2015 Wild north gets Govt s helping hand at last The Sunday Times Sri Lanka National Parks Department of Wildlife Conservation Archived from the original on 20 January 2016 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adam 27s Bridge Marine National Park amp oldid 1180673651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
