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Todays – TNPSC Facts

Pudukottai

v  Pudukkottai was under the influence of Dhondaiman.

v  It was carved out of Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur district on Jan 14, 1974.

v  Rivers : R.Agni, R.Pambanaru, R.Vellaru

v  Agriculture : Paddy, Sugarcane, Flowers

v  It was holding a parliamentary seats still 2008 later it was removed from the seats.

v  It holds 6 legislative assembly seats.

Specialities

v  The famous Sithanna vassal is famous for its cave temple and paintings.

v  India’s largest cave temple of Lord Vishnu is ‘Thirumayam’

v  Mr. Ragunath Thondaiman in 1830 organised a scheme to bring water of river Cauvery into this district it could not be implemented. But now it was implement.

v  The famous Kattupakkam Mosque has a unique feature where people of both Hindu and Muslim community participate.

v  The Kudumbiyan Mountain inscription is famous for Music.

National Parks:

1. Mudumalai (The Nilgiris) – 1940

2. Guindy (Chennai) – 1976

3. Gulf of Manner (Ramanathapuram) – 1980

4. Indira Gandhi park (Anaimalai – Coimbatore) – 1986

5. Mukkurthi (The Nilgiris) – 1990

Wildlife Sanctuaries

1. Mundanthurai (Tirunelveli district) – 1962

2. Kodiakkarai (Nagappattinam district) – 1967

3. Kalakkadu (Tirunelveli dt) – 1976

4. Valanadu (Thoothukudi dt) – 1987

5. Girisalt Giant squirrel sanctuary Sri Villiputhur (Virudhu Nagar dt) – 1988