Manjampatti Valley
| Manjampatti Valley | |
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| Core zone of Indira Gandhi National Park | |
Talinji Village & Vellari Malai Peak
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 Manjampatti Valley
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| Floor elevation | 2,219 m (7,280 ft) |
| Area | 110.905 square kilometres (42.821 sq mi) |
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| Coordinates | 10°18′45″N 77°15′2″E / 10.31250°N 77.25056°ECoordinates: 10°18′45″N 77°15′2″E / 10.31250°N 77.25056°E |
Manjampatti Valley is a 110.9 km2 (42.8 sq mi) protected area in the eastern end of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (IGWS&NP) in Tirupur District, Tamil Nadu, South India. It is a pristine drainage basin of shola and montane rain forest with high biodiversity recently threatened by illegal land clearing and cultivation.
Manjampatti Valley is the eastern core zone of the Indira Gandhi National Park (IGWS&NP) It is managed as a Ib-Wilderness Area:
a large area of unmodified or slightly modified land, retaining its natural character and influence, without permanent or significant habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural condition.
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has divided the valley into 3 administrative areas: Thalinji beat 4290 ha, Manjampatti beat 3741.75 ha and Keelanavayal beat 3058.75 ha. Total = 11,090.5 ha = 110.905 km2 (42.821 sq mi)
To the east it adjoins the western ends of the Kodaikanal and Dindigul Forest Districts. These Forests will make up part of the new Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary and the proposed Palani Hills National Park. To the south and west it adjoins Munnar forest Division and Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Idukki District, Kerala. To the north it adjoins the north slope of the Amaravathy River basin in the 172.5050 km2 (66.6046 sq mi) Amaravathy Range of IGWS&NP. p. 2.
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