Gulf of Mannar

The Department of Environment of Tamil Nadu, along with IIT-Madras and Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, spent five years saving the Vaan island in the Gulf of Mannar from disappearing into the ocean

Ramanathapuram forest range officer S Sathish has worked for over five years to mitigate poaching, saving the Olive Ridley Turtle, carrying out underwater plastic waste clean ups, and more to protect the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park in Tamil Nadu.

Once a fast-shrinking island in the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu's Vaan island has started growing back thanks to a dedicated team of researchers from IIT Madras.

Indian marine scientists found a dead coral reef from 10,000 years ago in the Gulf of Kutch. They revived it successfully - a world first!