Silent Valley Pps

1. Carnatic Classical Music. Singer KS Chithra

2. SILENT VALLEYSILENT VALLEY
The only 50 Million old Tropical The only 50 Million old Tropical
Ever Green forest in the Earth Ever Green forest in the Earth

4. Silent Valley

6. There was a proposal to construct a
Hydro Electric Dam here in 1980’s

7. Due to strong protest on the part of Due to strong protest on the part of
Environmental Groups the Government Environmental Groups the Government
was forced to declare Silent valley as a was forced to declare Silent valley as a
National ParkNational Park

11. Described by the Scientific Described by the Scientific
Community as the only 50 Community as the only 50
Million Old Tropical Million Old Tropical
Evergreen ForestEvergreen Forest

19. ‘Neelakkuringi’ these flower
bloom only in 12 years

23. Has the maximum Diversity with all Has the maximum Diversity with all
types of Forests surrounding ittypes of Forests surrounding it

24. Lion-tailed MacaqueLion-tailed Macaque,, an endangered an endangered
species in the Worldspecies in the World

27. There are at least 34 species of There are at least 34 species of mammalsmammals at at
Silent Valley including the Silent Valley including the threatenedthreatened
Lion-tailed MacaqueLion-tailed Macaque, , NiligiriNiligiri LangurLangur, ,
Malabar Giant SquirrelMalabar Giant Squirrel, , NilgiriNilgiri TahrTahr, Peshwa’s , Peshwa’s
BatBat (Myotis peshwa) and (Myotis peshwa) and Hairy-winged BatHairy-winged Bat. .
There are nine species of There are nine species of batsbats, , ratsrats and and micemice

42. The only River in Kerala, flowing untouched The only River in Kerala, flowing untouched
for 20 Kilometers, which is not dammed and for 20 Kilometers, which is not dammed and
hence not damnedhence not damned

44. Tribal People

48. Most people
walk in and
out of
life......
but
Those who think of
Posterity, leave
Their footprints
behind