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Forest Attractions In The Nilgiris District

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The Nilgiris District is in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri is the name given to a range of mountains spread across the borders among the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. Their highest point is the mountain of Doddabetta, height 2,637 m. The small district is contained mainly within this mountain range; the administrative headquarters is located at Ooty . Nilgiris District ranked first in a comprehensive Economic Environment index ranking districts in Tamil Nadu prepared by the Institute for Financial Management and Research in August 2009. Tea...
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  • 1. Silent Valley National Park Kerala
    Silent Valley National Park , is a national park with a core zone of 237.52 square kilometres . This national park has some rare species of flora and fauna. It is located in the Nilgiri hills, within Mannarkkad of palakkad District of Kerala, South India. This region was explored in 1847 by the botanist Robert Wight, This park is one of the last undisturbed tracts of South Western Ghats mountain rain forests and tropical moist evergreen forest in India. Contiguous with the proposed Karimpuzha National Park to the north and Mukurthi National Park to the north-east, it is the core of the Nilgiri International Biosphere Reserve , and is part of The Nilgiri Sub-Cluster , Western Ghats World Heritage Site, recognised by UNESCO in 2007.Plans for a hydroelectric project that threatened the park's...
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