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[[Image:Cardamom plants, India.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Cardamom hills]] |
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The '''Cardamom Hills''' are located in southeast [[Kerala]] and Southwest [[Tamil Nadu]] in the southern [[Western Ghats]] in [[South India]]. |
The '''Cardamom Hills''' are located in southeast [[Kerala]] and Southwest [[Tamil Nadu]] in the southern [[Western Ghats]] in [[South India]]. Their name comes from the [[cardamom]] spice grown in much of the hill's cool regions, which also grow [[black pepper|pepper]] and [[coffee]]. |
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==Geography== |
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They cover about 2,500 km² and central point is about {{coor dm|9|20|N|77|15|E|type:mountains}}. They conjoin the [[Anaimalai Hills]] to the northwest and the [[Palni Hills]] to the northeast. The crest of the hills forms the boundary between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The highest peak in the range is [[Anamudi]], with a height of height of 2,695 metres (8,842 ft.) in [[Eravikulam National Park]], the highest point in India south of the [[Himalayas]]. The central western part of the hills include [[Periyar National Park]].<ref>Frommers Travel Guide (2007) Wiley Publishing, Inc., retrieved 9/4/2007 [http://www.frommers.com/destinations/cardamomhills/3485010001.html ''Introduction to Cardamom Hills'']</ref> |
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==Cardamom Hill Reserve== |
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The Cardamom Hill Reserve (CHR) within the Cardamon Hills comprises 334² km (2,15,721 acres) reserve forest according to the Kerala Forest Department interpretation of a royal proclamation of the Kingdom of Travancore on August 24,1897. The rain forests of CHR are a natural |
The Cardamom Hill Reserve (CHR) is within the Cardamon Hills. It comprises 334² km (2,15,721 acres) [[reserve forest]] according to the Kerala Forest Department interpretation of a royal proclamation of the Kingdom of Travancore on August 24,1897. It is bordered by [[Idukki Dam]] and Periyar Lake on the south, the [[Periyar River]] on the west, the Tamil Nadu border to the east and [[Boddi Mettu]], [[Chokkanad]] and [[Wudirapuza]] to the north. The rain forests of CHR are a natural wildlife corridor from the Palani hills of Tamil Nadu to Periyar Tiger Reserve of Kerala and is the catchment area of 6 major hydro-electric projects in the [[Idukki District]]. The CHR accounts for about 70 percent of the cardamom production of India.<ref>Shaji K A (5 September 2007) Tehelka, retrieved 8/13/2007[http://www.tehelka.com/story_main28.asp?filename=Ne140407Kerala_red.asp KERALA RED GRABS KERALA GREEN]</ref> The CHR is the center of a contraversy between the Forest department and the Revenue department over control of the Cardamom plantations in the Reserve. Non-cardamom cultivation, illegal land conversion, and large scale destruction of trees in the CHR have been blamed for flash-floods and landslips in Idukki and siltation problems in the Idukki dam.<ref>Govind M. Harish (12/18/2005) The Hindu, retrieved 7/24/2007[http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/18/stories/2005121805320500.htm ''Row among departments highlights damage to Cardamom Hill Reserve'']</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 22:50, 5 September 2007
The Cardamom Hills are located in southeast Kerala and Southwest Tamil Nadu in the southern Western Ghats in South India. Their name comes from the cardamom spice grown in much of the hill's cool regions, which also grow pepper and coffee.
Geography
They cover about 2,500 km² and central point is about 9°20′N 77°15′E / 9.333°N 77.250°E. They conjoin the Anaimalai Hills to the northwest and the Palni Hills to the northeast. The crest of the hills forms the boundary between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The highest peak in the range is Anamudi, with a height of height of 2,695 metres (8,842 ft.) in Eravikulam National Park, the highest point in India south of the Himalayas. The central western part of the hills include Periyar National Park.[1]
Cardamom Hill Reserve
The Cardamom Hill Reserve (CHR) is within the Cardamon Hills. It comprises 334² km (2,15,721 acres) reserve forest according to the Kerala Forest Department interpretation of a royal proclamation of the Kingdom of Travancore on August 24,1897. It is bordered by Idukki Dam and Periyar Lake on the south, the Periyar River on the west, the Tamil Nadu border to the east and Boddi Mettu, Chokkanad and Wudirapuza to the north. The rain forests of CHR are a natural wildlife corridor from the Palani hills of Tamil Nadu to Periyar Tiger Reserve of Kerala and is the catchment area of 6 major hydro-electric projects in the Idukki District. The CHR accounts for about 70 percent of the cardamom production of India.[2] The CHR is the center of a contraversy between the Forest department and the Revenue department over control of the Cardamom plantations in the Reserve. Non-cardamom cultivation, illegal land conversion, and large scale destruction of trees in the CHR have been blamed for flash-floods and landslips in Idukki and siltation problems in the Idukki dam.[3]
Notes
- ^ Frommers Travel Guide (2007) Wiley Publishing, Inc., retrieved 9/4/2007 Introduction to Cardamom Hills
- ^ Shaji K A (5 September 2007) Tehelka, retrieved 8/13/2007KERALA RED GRABS KERALA GREEN
- ^ Govind M. Harish (12/18/2005) The Hindu, retrieved 7/24/2007Row among departments highlights damage to Cardamom Hill Reserve