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Pitchandikulam Forest Consultants are the Lead Consultants in the ecological restoration of 58-acres of the Adyar Creek estuary in Chennai. The ecological restoration will result in an eco-park that will be a showcase ecosystem of the Coromandel Coast with fresh water ponds, brackish areas, mangroves, mud flats, dunes, and islands. An information centre will provide an educational focus to the park and will be a place where children can come to watch the Creek's birds, turtles, reptiles and other animals. One of the highlights of the eco-park will be the presence of water bodies surrounded by typical vegetation the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest. The Adyar wetland reserve is a significant link for birds on their great annual migrations, particularly the wading birds who feed on the coastal mudflats. Historically, approximately 200 species of migratory birds visited the Adyar Creek region but many are now on the endangered IUCN Red List. The restoration of this wetland will encourage many of these species to return.
The fascinating ecology of the estuary includes mangroves and many creatures from mud skippers and crabs, to dragon like monitor lizards. Restoring these mangroves and estuarine vegetation will function as an important fish breeding habitat, provide a natural barrier against cyclones and storms, and play a major role in the cleaning of the Adyar river.
The park plans to educate visitors through a working model of an environmentally sustainable building demonstrating water collection, conservation and treatment, energy efficient alternatives such as solar, bio-gas and wind, waste management techniques as well as showing options for eco-friendly building materials. The use of non-conventional energy will be demonstrated in a practical way for visitors, especially children to see how energy is produced by sunlight, wind and bio-mass. A bioresource centre will illustrate the uses of plants and their relationship to human kind through an interesting and fun display.
The master plan is shown below 
Recent work is shown below (March 2010)
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