 It is one of the prioritized wetlands of Tamil Nadu.It is also one of the 94 identified wetlands under National Wetland Conservation and Management Programme (NWCMP) operationalised by the Government of India in 1985-86 along with Point Calimere and Pallikaranai Marsh in the state of Tamil Nadu.A total of 196 minor irrigation tanks and ponds drains into the Kazhuveli wetlands.