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Mannavanur Lake

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Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Mannavanur Lake
Southern Regional Research Centre is a regional centre of the Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute , a premier Institution of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research , New Delhi. The SRRC was founded on November 16, 1965 and has been active for over 45 years at Mannavanur. The centre was created in 1965 by former Agriculture Minister, Shri C. Subramaniam. It is located 30 km away from Kodaikanal. This centre is the animal science research centre under ICAR for both Tamil Nadu and Kerala states. It is located in Mannavanur village, Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Naduon 1,340 acres of rolling grassland at altitude 2,000 metres . The centre breeds sheep and rabbits for wool and meat, including Angora, Chinchilla, White giant and others. The site is one of the last extensive chunks of high altitude grassland left in the Palani Hills. Others have been taken over by Eucalyptus, Wattle and other plantations. Spotted deer, gaur, wild dogs, sambar and other animals are regular visitors to the campus. The small lake within it has common carp, mirror carp and otters.
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