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13 Jun 2022 Sirumalai Biodiversity Park

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Government of Tamil Nadu is developing a Biodiversity Park in Sirumalai Hill Range in Dindigul District.
Its main objective is to create awareness for sustainable management of ecologically sensitive areas.

The park is a nature preserve that shelters the region’s natural heritage and has educational and cultural value, as well as enhances the quality of the environment.
Various biodiversity components such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians etc. are found here.
Various types of flowering plants have been planted around the park and necessary irrigation facilities have been provided.
Combination of pollinating plants is also planned to attract butterflies and host plants.

Biodiversity Park is a unique wilderness landscape where the ecology of native plant and animal species is reconciled as biotic communities in an area.
The underlying principle of the park is to recreate a self-sustaining ecosystem with native flora and fauna that characterize the area.

To create awareness among forest stakeholders, public and student community about biodiversity and its importance.
To create diversity of plants which are endangered, endangered as well as highly valuable for human existence.
To build a gene bank with important plant species including rare and endemic species.
To create a carbon sink for future generations with indigenous species to reduce the problems of global warming and climate change. The Hindu Analysis
To promote a culture of conservation and appreciation of natural resources and its management.
To create livelihood opportunities for the local communities, especially the tribal communities who have been a part of the forest ecosystem since time immemorial.

Sirumalai Hills is spread over 60,000 acres in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.
He is considered to be the originator of the Eastern Ghats. They are situated at an altitude of 400 to 1,650 meters above sea level, at a distance of about 25 km from Dindigul city.
The hills act as a storehouse of many rare and endemic plants.

The lower mountain range consists of highly disturbed scrub forest, while the middle mountain range is dominated by tropical mixed dry deciduous forests.
Semi-evergreen forests are located at higher altitudes. Woodland savannas are found along the slopes at higher elevations.

Gaur, leopard, spotted deer, mouse deer, barking deer, jackal, sloth bear, wild boar, Indian pangolin, slender loris and many species of reptiles and avifauna are found in this area.