"hatcheries"

Olive Ridley turtle nesting is picking up along Tamil Nadu’s delta coast after a delayed start, with over 9,000 eggs secured in Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam, as improving sea conditions and the new moon are expected to boost activity

A total of 2,363 nests were collected with 2,58,775 eggs, which were translocated to hatcheries set up by the department