Karimpuzha National Park
Karimpuzha National Park (Malayalam: കരിമ്പുഴ നാഷണൽ പാർക്ക് , Tamil: கரிம்புழா தேசியப் பூங்கா) is a 230 km² proposed National Park located at 11°16′30″N 76°25′25″E / 11.27500°N 76.42361°E in the Nilgiri Hills area of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in South India,IUCN category: PRO
Madras Forest Act came into force in 1882. The forests of Mannarkkad, New Amarambalam, Silent Valley, Walayar and Chennath Nair Reserve were declared as Reserved Forests during 1883 - 1887.
In 1988 the Wildlife Institute of India recommended that Mannarkkadu Valley 225.00 km² be established as a protected area. Given that this valley is inhabited by forest-dependent tribes, sanctuary rather than national park status is more appropriate in the short-term. Such proposals were submitted to the Kerala Government.
In 1991 the UNESCO World Heritage Committee strongly encouraged the Indian authorities to re-formulate the boundaries of Silent Valley National Park to take in a larger area, particularly the adjacent Mannarkkadu Valley National Park and the Nilgiri Thar Wildlife Sanctuary and complete the legal processes to establish the proposed Mannarkkadu Valley National Park and upgrade the status of the Nilgiri Thar Wildlife Sanctuary.
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