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Silent Valley National Park
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The Silent Valley National Park spreads across 89 sq km in Kerala's Palakkad district. The Park, which harbours some of the best evergreen forests in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, is the catchment area of the Kunthi river. The Silent Valley came into the limelight in the 1970s, when the government planned to dam the river. The protests that followed were the beginning of the environmental movement in India. And the entire valley was declared a National Park in 1985.
Today the core area of the park is closed to tourists, and there is no habitation within the Park. So it was a rare privilege to be allowed to trek through the Park, and across the border to the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu. A 24km jeepable road through the Attapadi reserve forest took us from Mukkali to Sairanthri. It's always more fun to walk though, and it's easier to explore the forests en route that way. At Sairanthri, we entered Silent Valley. From here it was a 3km walk down to the dam site on the Kunthi; the metal suspension bridge on the river marks the point till where tourists are allowed.
From Bangitapal to Upper Bhavani was another 12km, after which we were back on a road again.
Silent Valley National Park, is also known as Sairandhri Vanam .It is a unique preserve of natural rainforests.Its area is about 89.52sq.km. Silent Valley National Park is located in the Nilgiri Hills, Palakkad district, Kerala, in South India. Silent Valley was declared a National park in 1980 and it is a core area of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Silent valley has a wide range of wildlife such as the Nilgiri Langur, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Flying squirrel and Civet Cat are found in Silent Valley National Park. Silent Valley National Park also have a wide collection of butterflies and moth i.e more than 100 buterflies and 400 moth species can be seen in Silent Valley National Park. Birds such as Malabar Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill, hoopoes, tree pie, barbets, crow pheasant, woodpeckers, rollers, drongoes, kingfishers and parakeets can also be seen in abundance in Silent Valley National park.
Geography: Sailent valley is situated between 11o03’ to 11o13’ N latitude and 76o21’ to 76o35’ E longitude. It gets differentiated from eastern and northern high altitude plateaus of the Nilgiri Mountains. The altitude of the park ranges from 658 m to 2328 m at Anginda Peak, but most of the park lies within the altitude range of 880 m to
1200 m.
Area: The area of Silent Valley National Park is 89.52 km² (35 sq mi)
Best time to visit: The best time to visit Silent Valley is from September to March, during the pleasant winter.
STD Code: 0491
Climate: The temperature of silent valley is 20.2 °C. The hottest months are April and May when the mean temperature is 23 °C and the coolest months are January and February when the mean temperature is 18o C. Because of the high rainfall, the relative humidity is consistently high (above 95%) between June and December. The mean annual rainfall ranges from over 5000 mm in the Neelikal area in the west to around 3200 mm on the eastern side of the park.
Trek: Most of Silent Valley is closed to tourists. You can, however, trek the 23km trail from Mukkali to Sairanthri and a further 3km to the dam site. You will have to return to Mukkali the same day.
The Silent Valley is the last remaining stretch of undisturbed tropical evergreen forest in peninsular India. The park lies at the southwestern corner of the Nilgiris, on a plateau surrounded on all sides by high, continuous ridges. There's an amazing variety of wildlife in these thick moss-laden forests—from the king cobra to the giant Malabar squirrel, the Malabar whistling thrush and the endangered Nilgiri langui and the lion-tailed macaque. The park is also home to 1,000 species of plants—-including more than 100 kinds of orchids and rare medicinal herbs. The best way to see the park i.s to trek through it. The trek from Mukkali (20km from the park) to Karuvarukundu takes two days and can be fairly gruelling in parts.
Silent valley National park have more than 110 species of plants in Silent Valley National Park, including many plants that are known for their medicinal properties. The Silent valley include about a 1000 species of flowering plants, 107 species of orchids, 100 ferns and fern allies, 200 liverworts, 75 lichens and about 200 algae. Silent Valley National Park includes; Nilgiri Tahr, Indian Elephants, Gaur, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Lion-tailed Macaque, Niligiri Langur, Sambar deer, Tiger, Fruit bat, Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon, other birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and flowering plants.
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.
Today the core area of the park is closed to tourists, and there is no habitation within the Park. So it was a rare privilege to be allowed to trek through the Park, and across the border to the Mukkurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu. A 24km jeepable road through the Attapadi reserve forest took us from Mukkali to Sairanthri. It's always more fun to walk though, and it's easier to explore the forests en route that way. At Sairanthri, we entered Silent Valley. From here it was a 3km walk down to the dam site on the Kunthi; the metal suspension bridge on the river marks the point till where tourists are allowed.
From Bangitapal to Upper Bhavani was another 12km, after which we were back on a road again.
Silent Valley National Park, is also known as Sairandhri Vanam .It is a unique preserve of natural rainforests.Its area is about 89.52sq.km. Silent Valley National Park is located in the Nilgiri Hills, Palakkad district, Kerala, in South India. Silent Valley was declared a National park in 1980 and it is a core area of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Silent valley has a wide range of wildlife such as the Nilgiri Langur, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Flying squirrel and Civet Cat are found in Silent Valley National Park. Silent Valley National Park also have a wide collection of butterflies and moth i.e more than 100 buterflies and 400 moth species can be seen in Silent Valley National Park. Birds such as Malabar Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill, hoopoes, tree pie, barbets, crow pheasant, woodpeckers, rollers, drongoes, kingfishers and parakeets can also be seen in abundance in Silent Valley National park.
Facts :
Geography: Sailent valley is situated between 11o03’ to 11o13’ N latitude and 76o21’ to 76o35’ E longitude. It gets differentiated from eastern and northern high altitude plateaus of the Nilgiri Mountains. The altitude of the park ranges from 658 m to 2328 m at Anginda Peak, but most of the park lies within the altitude range of 880 m to
1200 m.
Area: The area of Silent Valley National Park is 89.52 km² (35 sq mi)
Best time to visit: The best time to visit Silent Valley is from September to March, during the pleasant winter.
STD Code: 0491
Climate: The temperature of silent valley is 20.2 °C. The hottest months are April and May when the mean temperature is 23 °C and the coolest months are January and February when the mean temperature is 18o C. Because of the high rainfall, the relative humidity is consistently high (above 95%) between June and December. The mean annual rainfall ranges from over 5000 mm in the Neelikal area in the west to around 3200 mm on the eastern side of the park.
Trek: Most of Silent Valley is closed to tourists. You can, however, trek the 23km trail from Mukkali to Sairanthri and a further 3km to the dam site. You will have to return to Mukkali the same day.
The Silent Valley is the last remaining stretch of undisturbed tropical evergreen forest in peninsular India. The park lies at the southwestern corner of the Nilgiris, on a plateau surrounded on all sides by high, continuous ridges. There's an amazing variety of wildlife in these thick moss-laden forests—from the king cobra to the giant Malabar squirrel, the Malabar whistling thrush and the endangered Nilgiri langui and the lion-tailed macaque. The park is also home to 1,000 species of plants—-including more than 100 kinds of orchids and rare medicinal herbs. The best way to see the park i.s to trek through it. The trek from Mukkali (20km from the park) to Karuvarukundu takes two days and can be fairly gruelling in parts.
Flora and Fauna
Silent valley National park have more than 110 species of plants in Silent Valley National Park, including many plants that are known for their medicinal properties. The Silent valley include about a 1000 species of flowering plants, 107 species of orchids, 100 ferns and fern allies, 200 liverworts, 75 lichens and about 200 algae. Silent Valley National Park includes; Nilgiri Tahr, Indian Elephants, Gaur, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Lion-tailed Macaque, Niligiri Langur, Sambar deer, Tiger, Fruit bat, Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon, other birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and flowering plants.
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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