Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
| Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve | |
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 Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
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| Coordinates: 8°41′N 77°19′E / 8.683°N 77.317°ECoordinates: 8°41′N 77°19′E / 8.683°N 77.317°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari |
| Established | 1988 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 895 km2 (346 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Nearest city | Tirunelveli 40 km |
| IUCN category | IV |
| Visitation 1996-97 | 177395 |
| Governing body | Tamil Nadu Forest Dept. |
| Precipitation | 3,500 millimetres (140 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 44 °C (111 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 24 °C (75 °F) |
| Website | projecttiger |
| IBA Code: IN266, Criteria: A1, A2 | |
Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), (Tamil:களக்காடு முண்டந்துறை புலிகள் சரணாலயம்) located in the Southern Western Ghats in Tirunelveli District and Kanyakumari District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is the second-largest protected area in Tamil Nadu State (behind only Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary in Erode).
The Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve was created in 1988 by combining Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary (251 km²) and Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary (567 km²), both established in 1962. Notification of 77 km² of parts of Veerapuli and Kilamalai Reserve Forests in adjacent Kanyakumari district, added to the reserve in April 1996, is pending. A 400 km2 (150 sq mi) core area of this reserve has been proposed as a national park.
The continuation of "Project Tiger" in Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve for fiscal year 2010-2011, at the cost of Rs. 19433,000, was approved by the National Tiger Conservation Authority on 28 August 2010.
The reserve is located between latitude 8° 25' and 8° 53' N and longitude 77° 10' and 77° 35' E, about 45 km west of Tirunelveli Town, and forms the catchment area for 14 rivers and streams. Among these rivers and streams, the Ganga, Tambraparani, Ramanadi, Karayar, Servalar, Manimuthar, Pachayar, Kodaiyar, Gadananathi River, and Kallar form the backbone of the irrigation network and drinking water for the people of Tirunelveli, Turicorin and part of Kanyakumari District. Seven major dams—Karaiyar, Lower Dam, Servalar, Manimuthar, Ramanadi, Gadananathi River and Kodaiyar—owe their existence to these rivers.
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