Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has inaugurated a butterfly park from the Secretariat, Chennai. The park, constructed at an estimated Rs. four crore over 6.7 acres of land at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at suburban Vandalur. The Park has a slew of features, including 200 species of plants and trees, and will have a conducive atmosphere for the butterflies.
Tidbits
- India’s first Butterfly Park is located in Bannerghatta, Bangalore.
- The Park has a tropical setting with a host of plants and shrubs to attract Monarch Butterflies & other Butterflies.
- Bannerghatta National Park was founded in 1971 and declared as a national park in 1974.
- Bannerghatta is the first biological park in India to have a fenced forested elephant sanctuary where elephants can roam around freely without chains.
J Jayalalithaa
- Jayalalithaa was an actress before her entry into politics and appeared in over 120 Tamil,Telugu, and Kannada films. She is the incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- She was a member of the Rajya Sabha, elected from Tamil Nadu, from 1984 to 1989.
- She is the second female chief minister of Tamil Nadu after Janaki Ramachandran.
- Jayalalithaa became the first incumbent chief minister in India to be disqualified from holding office due to conviction in a disproportionate assets case on 27 September 2014.
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