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Kottuli wetland with a multi-dimensional approach to preserve the Eco-patch. This had resulted in wide attention from people of all walks of life. The activities under map envisaged mangrove afforestation, desilting, pollution abatement, weed control, fishery development, conservation of biodiversity and awareness creation among local inhabitants and city-dwellers.
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Kottuli wetland is the largest Eco-patch in the Kozhikode city limits. It is interlinked with the man-made Canoly Canal which receives tidal influx from the Kallai and Korapuzha estuaries. Originally, a part of this wetland with an area of about 87.04 hectares (215.1 acres) of land was used for
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rice cultivation. Of this, 22.5 hectares of land has been reclaimed for human settlement and the reclamation is continuing. A portion of the wetland has been proposed for development of the Dream City, with a view to making it a part of
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