The Nilgiri (blue mountains), are a range of mountains forming a part of the Western Ghats situated in the western part of Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India. There are at least 24 peaks above 2,000 metres (6,600ft) which make the southwestern edge of the Deccan Plateau.Here Doddabetta is the highest peak (2,637 metres or 8,650 feet) in the The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu state.
The three highway roads (via Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur) leading to Ooty are periodically monitored.All the precautionary measures have been taken into consideration to avoid any eventuality.The ...
Johnsingh, in fact, assisted Davidar in compiling the data on the status of the Nilgiri tahr by carrying out a survey in Srivilliputhur-Rajapalayam and Kalakad hills in May 1976.It took nearly two ...
Several botanists too believe climate change may be influencing the inconsistent blooming cycle.According to data, the Nilgiris is home to about 36 species of Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthianus), ...
Actor Sai Pallavi’s sister PoojaKannan married VineethSivakumar in a traditional Badaga wedding in Ooty... (Also Read ... The weddings followed by the villages in Nilgiri Hills all follow similar customs ... Sai and Pooja hail from Kotagiri in Nilgiris ... ....
Here's everything you need to know about Sai Pallavi's sister PoojaKannan and her husband Vineeth's Badaga-style wedding. By ... follow us. share ... This wedding usually takes place in the Nilgiri Hills ... .
Though the moth has been previously spotted in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts in the Western Ghats, this is said to be the first sighting of the species in Kalvarayan Hills in Kallakurichi district ....
... from Gudalur in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, from the invasive lantana species,” she wrote ... Every sculpture in the herd is modelled from a real elephant, currently roaming the Nilgiri Hills in Southern India.
He passionately shares ...Hill stations like Valparai, Megamalai, the Nilgiris, Ooty, Coonoor, Yercaud, and Kodaikanal are renowned for their scenic tea, coffee, and spice plantations ... Dr ... — Aftab HusainKola is a senior Indian journalist ... .
The Chaliyar River originates from the Nilgiri hills, approximately 900 meters above sea level. The river’s tributaries flow from the eastern Nilgiri hills and the northern Wayanad mountain ranges, ...
... which is a south India community volunteering holiday, and you’d be based at a small guesthouse in a tea plantation in the Nilgiri Hills, part of the chain of mountains that forms the Western Ghats.
Through a cheerful poem set in the Nilgiri hills, the author and Katha’s Founder PresidentGeeta Dharmarajan imagines her Irular protagonist as a kind of superwoman who helps rescue animals, birds and reptiles in danger.
Normal life in the picturesque Nilgiris was thrown out of gear on Wednesday due to heavy rainfall leading to closure of several tourist attractions, even as the MeT Department issued a Red Alert to the hill district and parts of Coimbatore.