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Friday, 27 April 2018

Palakkad



Largest district of Kerala.
In 1957 January the first, Malabar district divided to form Kozhikode, Kannur & Palakkad.
The district which produces maximum Groundnut(nilakadala) .
District with highest no. of scheduled castes in Kerala.
Parambikulam (Hq at Tunikadavu, Palakkad) is the 2nd tiger reserve in Kerala.

Silent Valley ;-------
Explored by botanist Robert Wright(1834).
Silent Valley declared national park by Indira Gandhi(1984) & inaugurated by RajivGandhi(1985). It's located at Mannarkad Taluk.
Endangered Lion tailed Macaque found here due to the tree 'Vediplavu'.
The name 'Silent Valley' is due to the absence of Cicadas.
Its the largest rainforest in the state.
Thoothapuzha originates here.
Kunthi River flow through the Npark.

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