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agnisharman
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Topic: Silent Valley National Park. Heard of it?Posted: 17 - October - 2007 at 19:12 |
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Anyone heard of Silent Valley National Park in Kerala? Wher is it?
- Agni Sharman, Chennai
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manjumnair
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Posted: 18 - October - 2007 at 18:25 |
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Silent Valley National Park is located in the Nilgiri Hills, Palakkad district. The local
name for
the park
is Sairandhrivanam
(the forest
in the
valley). It is located 40 km from Mannarkkad.
The park is contiguous with Attappadi Reserve Forests in the east, and vested forests of the Palghat and Nilambur divisions in the west and south. In the North, the park is an extension of the Nilgiri Forests. Silent Valley National Park holds a valuable reserve of rare plants and herbs. The park is rich in its wildlife, and elephants, lion-tailed macaques and tigers are the most common denizens of this park. -Manju Chennai |
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vidhya
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Posted: 26 - October - 2007 at 16:43 |
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The Silent Valley National Park in Kerala is considered by many to be the last tracts of virgin tropical evergreen forest in India.
Search made easy for you : Click here to look up videos of Silent Valley National Park on the internet
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RAVI MENON
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Posted: 01 - November - 2007 at 02:36 |
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with so many wild animals, elephants, tigers and birds, why it is called silent valley?
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agnisharman
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Posted: 01 - November - 2007 at 02:57 |
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We must ask this to 'Binoy Viswom' the present Forest Minister... who is taking every bit of pain to preserve this place. "Silent Valley" the name is because, it does not have much of human presence there. Unlike what we saw in the video, I was told its a very silent place and you can hear the water constantly flowing, cry of the smallest of the birds from a very long distance, etc.. Hope you got the anwer |
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malluchef
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Posted: 07 - November - 2007 at 15:00 |
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I thought it was in trivandrum
thanks for the information
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Ajith Nair
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Posted: 27 - November - 2007 at 17:02 |
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there is a river inside the silentvalley namely kunthipuzha
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RAVI MENON
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Posted: 28 - November - 2007 at 03:48 |
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in the late seventies I read a press report about someone breaking the silence in the silent valley and stirred my interest in nature and trees... and while checking it with my tree guru late Joseph John of FRIENDS OF TREES Bombay inspired me to start the save-tree movement in this part of the country!!
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Posted: 27 - March - 2008 at 13:05 |
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Silent Valley National Park is situated in the Palakkad district of Kerala. Silent Valley in Kerala is considered India's last area of tropical evergreen rain forest and is a precious biodiversity resource, which you can visit on tours with Kerala Backwater. Threatened by the construction of a dam across the Kunti River, which flows out of Silent Valley National Park, during the 1970's, Silent Valley was rescued as a result of an agitation by environmentalists and conservationists in Kerala. Situated in the Kundali Hills, 40 Km from Mannarkkad, in the Western Ghats in Kerala, Silent Valley National Park is one of the few remaining pristine forest areas in the Western Ghats. It was declared a National Park in 1980 and is the core area of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Called Silent Valley because the loud calls of Cicadas heard elsewhere in this region are not heard here, Silent Valley has an amazing range of wildlife. Tigers, deer, and mammals native to the South Indian Peninsula, such as the Nilgiri Langur, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Flying squirrel and Civet Cat are found in Silent Valley National Park. You can enjoy observing these rare animals and many more in Silent Valley National Park on a tour with Kerala backwater. More than 100 butterflies' species and 400 moth species have also been observed in Silent Valley National Park. Birds such as the Malabar Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill, hoopoes, tree pie, barbets, crow pheasant, woodpeckers, rollers, drongoes, kingfishers and parakeets can be seen in abundance in Silent Valley National park. Many varieties of snakes, amphibians and lizards can also be seen in Silent Valley. There are more than 110 species of plants in Silent Valley National Park, including many plants that are known for their medicinal properties. The best time to visit Silent Valley is from September to March, during the pleasant winter. The nearest airport to Silent Valley National Park is Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, which is 55 Km away. By road Silent Valley is 40 Km from Mannarkkad and there are regular bus services. |
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michaelbraganza
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Posted: 15 - April - 2008 at 12:50 |
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is located in the Nilgiri Hills, Palakkad district, Kerala, in South India
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