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Plan to put fossil tree on tourist map [1]

S. Ganesan

State has sanctioned Rs.50 lakh for improving infrastructure at the site
100 million-year-old: An ancient fossil tree at Sathanur in Perambalur district.

TIRUCHI: The site of over a 100 million-year-old fossil tree, a geological treasure, in the remote village of Sathanur in Perambalur district will soon be a more hospitable place for visiting tourists and geologists.

Publication Date: 
22/08/2008
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Trees [3], Tourism [4], Tamil Nadu [5], Tiruchirapalli (D) [6]
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