As many as 10 Olive Ridley turtles have been hatched at Mandapam near here. The first of the 107 eggs, which were collected and kept in a natural environment on January 5 by the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park (GMMNP) officials, hatched at 5.45 a.m. on Tuesday. Other turtles emerged from the eggs one by one with a 30-minute gap. Though there have been reports of natural hatching observed along the Tamil Nadu coast in the recent past, the attempt of GMMNP of the State Forest Department enabling the turtle eggs to hatch in a