Silent Valley NP
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Overview
Silent Valley in the Nilgiris, Kerala, was saved from a hydro project by a 1970s–80s campaign, one of India's landmark environmental movements.
It is in Palakkad district in the Nilgiri hills.
A people's movement in the 1970s and 1980s stopped a dam on the Kunthipuzha river.
It is the core of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and home of the lion-tailed macaque.
It was declared a national park in 1984.
The park has tropical evergreen forests.
It has no human settlements inside.
It is part of the Western Ghats World Heritage Site.
Geography and key facts
- Kerala, Nilgiris
- Saved from a dam
- 1970s–80s movement
- Palakkad district
- Save Silent Valley
- Lion-tailed macaque
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on environmental movements.
Note for UPSC
Kerala, Nilgiris; saved from a hydro project after a 1970s–80s campaign.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Silent Valley NP yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Kerala
- Coordinates
- 11.133°N, 76.467°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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