| Field Visit |
|
Schedule of Field Visit and features to be
seen in the field include |
Date |
Place |
Features |
Remarks |
9th Dec 2009
(Wednesday) |
Departure
Participants to the Cauvery Delta |
|
| Mahabalipuram |
Archeological Site |
| Marakkanam |
Silica Sand |
| Thiruvakkarai |
Wood Fossils (ancient delta) |
Optional |
| Puducherry |
Ravines/ gullied land |
|
| Cuddalore |
Sand Dune/ Paleo-strandlines/
Swales |
| Muttlur |
Paleo-channels |
Stay
at Chidambaram |
10th Dec
2009
(Thursday) |
Pichavaram |
Mangrove forest/ mudflats |
| Tranquebar |
Coastal erosion |
| Karaikal |
Floodplain deposits |
| Nagapattinam |
Dec 2004 tsunami deposits/ Tidal
flats |
| Vedaranyam |
Coastal Mudflat |
Optional |
| Point Calimere |
Forests and bird sanctuary |
Stay
at Thanjavur |
|
11th Dec
2009
(Friday) |
Thanjavur |
Visit to Thanjavur Big temple |
| Irrigation Practices |
| Thiruchirapalli |
Grand Anicut (Kallanai) Dam |
Return
to Chennai |
|
 |
 |
Please bring with you Sneakers to walk beaches
and walkways. |
| Accommodation during field visit |
| Day 1: at Puduchery |
Hotel Annamalai International
479, Kamaraj Salai, Saram,
Pondicherry - 605 013
Telephone : +91 413 2247001- 14 lines
Fax : +91 413 2247015
Email: info@hotelannamalai.com
Website: http://www.hotelannamalai.com |
| Day 2 : at Thanjavur |
Hotel Sangam
Trichy Road, Thanjavur - 613007
Phone: 91-4362-239451
Fax: 91-4362-236695
Website: http://www.hotelsangam.com/tindextan.html |
