Uyir Nizhal 2015 - a five-day wildlife photography exhibition has begun at the Techno Park Hall of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University on Wednesday.
The exhibition is being organised by Osai, a non-governmental organisation involved in conservation of wildlife, in association with Coimbatore Division of Forest Department, Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis, and NSS Unit of TNAU.
It was declared open by Srinivas R. Reddy, Field Director of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. M. Senthilkumar, District Forest Officer, Coimbatore; Mahendra Ramdas, Managing Director of Mahendra Pumps; Air Vice-Marshal (retd) N. Vijayakumar; Iakoka Subramanian, Vice-President of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; S. Mahimairaj, Dean (Agri) of TNAU, and K. Kalidasan, president of Osai, were present during the inaugural.
Over 3,000 photographs of mammals, birds, butterflies, reptiles, amphibians, western ghat landscapes, that were taken by prominent wildlife photographers are on display. There will be screening of wildlife documentaries every day. The expo is on till November 1 and is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Source : The Hindu
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