BACKGROUND

 Anamalai Tiger Reserve 29th Tiger Reserve in India

 2nd Tiger Reserve out of Five Tiger Reserves in TamilNadu.

 Declared as Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Apr’1976 renamed as Indira Gandhi

Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park in 1987.

 An extent of 108 Sq.Kms of Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as a National

Park in 1989

 Declared as an Elephant Reserve (ER) in 2003 under Anamalai – Parambikulam –

Dindigul cluster.

 Declared as a Tiger Reserve in Dec’ 2007

 Karian Shola NP and Grasshills NP declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites in

2012
  Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as a Critical Tiger habitat in Dec’2007 and
the Tiger Reserve came in to effect from Apr’2008.
 ATR is the 29th Tiger reserve in India and one of the Five Tiger Reserves of Tamil Nadu.
It forms part of the Southern Western Ghats.
Existing Status Extend (Sq.km) Present Status

Wildlife Sanctuary 832.49 958.59 Critical Tiger Habitat

National Park 126.10
Wildlife Sanctuary (Taken over from 150.48 521.28 Buffer area
Kodaikanal Wildlife Division)

Revenue villages (21 Revenue 370.801

villages inclusive of 71 Hamlets)
(ATR, Kodaikanal and Dindigul
Division)

Other than protected area and falls 11.566 11.566 Territorial Reserve
under Reserve Forests Forests (Kangeyam)

Total 1491.441
 CONSTITUTION

Surrounding the Tiger Reserve are forest and protected areas on three

sides bordering with Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The interstate boundaries from West,

South and East are shared with Forest Divisions of Kerala and it has common

boundary with Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary and Dindigul Forest Division of Tamil

Nadu. The Northern boundary of the tiger reserve opens into the plains of Pollachi

and Udumalpet taluks.

LOCATION OF ANAMALAI TIGER RESERVE
IN WESTERN GHATS, SOUTHERN INDIA
“If you want to see me look around” Hugo Wood
 ADMINISTARTIVE HISTORY OF ANAMALAIS
Period Administrative Arrangement
Up to 1879 Anamalais was included in Coimbatore South Division
1879 North and South Divisions merged and Anamalai became a single range
1885 Coimbatore South has became a single entity
1955 Head Quarters of Coimbatore South shifted to Pollachi
1956 As a result of state reorganisation Thekkady went to Kerala
1976 Declared as sanctuary and renamed as Anamalai Wildlife sanctuary
1987 Renamed as Indira Gandhi Wildlife sanctaury
1989 108 square kilometer of Indira Gandhi Wildlife sanctuary was declared as
National park
2002 Anamalai Elephant reserve Part of Anamalai Nelliyampathi High range landscape
(Elephant reserve No.
2007 Declared as Tiger Reserve and named as Anamalai Tiger reserve (ATR)
2012 Core and Buffer area notified
2012 Grass Hills and Karian Shola notified as World Heritage site by UNESCO
2015 Anamalai Elephant reserve Part of Anamalai Nelliyampathi High range landscape .
Importance and Status
4,500 SQ KM OF CONTIGUOUS RESERVE

FORESTS FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION

HIGH ENDEMISM AND BIODIVERSITY VALUE

CONSERVING THE GENE POOL AND GENETIC

DIVERSITY OF MANY FOOD CROPS

PARAMBIKULAM - ALIYAR PROJECT WITH THE

SERIES OF RESERVOIRS

PERENNIAL WATER SOURCES OF THE RESERVE

-PROVIDING IRRIGATION TO TWO LAKH ACRES

OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN FIVE DISTRICTS

 FLORA AND FAUNA
FLORA - FOREST TYPES
NO TYPE OF FORESTS
1 MONTANE GRASSLANDS

2 MONTANE WET TEMPERATE OR POCKET SHOLAS

3 TROPICAL WET EVERGREEN

4 TROPICAL EVERGREEN

5 TROPICAL SEMI EVERGREEN

6 TROPICAL MOIST DECIDUOUS

7 SUB-TROPICAL BROAD LEAVED

8 TROPICAL DRY DECIDUOUS

9 TROPICAL DRY THORN
10 RIPARIAN FOREST
TROPICAL MOIST DECIDUOUS
Floral diversity of more
than 2500 species of
Angiosperms - 146 species
of Orchids,
26 species of balsams,
166 species of
Pteridophytes
Faunal Diversity
Fishes ≥ 73 species,
Amphibians ≥ 112
species,
Reptiles ≥ 157 species,
Birds ≥ 320 species,
Mammals ≥ 88 species
Butterflies 143 species .
Almost all the south Indian faunal genera, (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and insects)
have their representatives in the area.
MAMMALS: Felines: Tiger, Leopard, Leopard cat, Rusty spotted cat, Jungle Cat.
CANINES: Wild dog, Jackal
PRIMATES: Bonnet Macaque, Common Langur, Lion Tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langur, Slender Loris
RODENTS: Malabar Giant Squirrel, Flying Squirrel, Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Porcupine, Spiny
Dormouse, Field Rat etc.,
CIVETS : Common Palm civet, Small Indian Civet and Brown Palm civet
MONGOOSES: Stripe necked Mongoose, Brown Mongoose, Common Grey Mongoose
OTTERS : Smooth Coated Otter, Small Clawed Otter, and Eurasian Otter
HOOFED ANIMALS: Gaur, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer.
PACHYDERM: Elephant
 BONNET MACAQUE

LION TAILED
MACAQUE
NILGIRI LANGUR
 Sloth bear
Tiger

Wild Dog
Indian Gaur
Elephant

Lion-Tailed Macacque Nilgiri Langur 34

HOME FOR SEVERAL ENDEMIC AND
ENDANGERED BIRDS

35
36
LARGEST VIABLE POPULATION OF
ENDEMIC
ENDANGERED
LION TAILED MACAQUE
Rhacophorus Sp CROCODILE

TURTLE MONITOR LIZARD

MAJOR CONSPICUOUS
CHANGES AFTER
INDEPENDENCE
 Hydroelectric and irrigation projects
 Tea, Coffee and Cardamom estates
 Presence of the Tribal enclaves
 Monoculture Plantations
 Exotic Weeds
 Roads
 CONVERSION OF RAINFORESTS INTO
TEA PLANTATION IN VALPARAI PLATEAU
ECOLOGICAL MONITORING
 PHASE IV MONITORING - EIGHT DAY PROTOCOL
There is a need to monitor wildlife in the entire area for effective management and protection of wildlife.
Phase IV monitoring was implemented in Anamalais as per the directions issued as protocol of National
Tiger Conservation Authority, New Delhi. As part of the monitoring programme, biannual population
estimation of the carnivores and their prey base are conducted for a period of eight days.
The Phase IV monitoring was upgraded to be monitored by using Mobile Applications.
1. Ecological Module of MSTrIPES and 2. Patrol Module of MSTrIPES.

Days Exercise Datasheets to complete

One Training Distribute datasheets
Two, Three & Four Carnivore and Mega herbivore Sign Surveys Form 1
Five, Six & Seven Transect walks Form 2 Transect line
Ecological assessment Form 3a Tree, Shrubs, Weeds, grasses
Form 3b, Human Disturbance
Form 3c Ground Cover
Form 4 Pellet Count
Eight Submission of Data Collect back Datasheet
MAP SHOWING MSTrIPES PATROLING INTENSITY

2018 2019

2019
2020

PATROL OF

in Anamalai Tiger
Reserve
 ULANDY
UDUMALPET

MONTHWISE PATROL EFFORT IN VARIOUS RANGES

POLLACHI AMARAVATHI
 Start_Date Distance
JUNE 2021 01-06-2021 49.225
02-06-2021 95.921
PATROL EFFORT 03-06-2021 86.96
IN 04-06-2021 113.719

TIRUPPUR DIVISION 05-06-2021 84.863

06-06-2021 88.72
07-06-2021 103.461
08-06-2021 108.006
09-06-2021 98.175
10-06-2021 141.582
11-06-2021 68.983
12-06-2021 121.483
13-06-2021 66.254
14-06-2021 82.152
15-06-2021 81.566
16-06-2021 73.991

JUNE 2021 17-06-2021 89.154

18-06-2021 73.942
Year Week Distance 19-06-2021 62.587
20-06-2021 73.592
2021 23 Week, 21 430.688 21-06-2021 93.738
22-06-2021 97.164
2021 24 Week, 21 730.41
23-06-2021 92.172
2021 25 Week, 21 529.646 24-06-2021 70.422
25-06-2021 86.797
2021 26 Week, 21 611.199
26-06-2021 97.314
2021 27 Week, 21 358.696 27-06-2021 104.949
28-06-2021 69.548
2660.64
29-06-2021 121.044
30-06-2021 63.155
2660.639
PATROL INTENSITY
TIGER INTENSITY

ELEPHANT INTENSITY

LEOPARD INTENSITY
ANIMAL SIGNS AND PRESENCE
 REPORTS IN GOOGLE EARTH MAPS

REPORTS IN MAPS
S.No. Study Species Number Year
1 Population assessment of the Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) using Nilgiri Tahr 491 2019
the Double-observer Survey method in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve
conducted in Feb 2019 by Nature Conservation Foundation with
TamilNadu Forest Department

2 All India Tiger Estimation 2018 Tiger 23 2018

(Using TR)
20
(within TR)
3 Population estimates of leopards in tiger reserves for the year 2018. Leopard 115 ± 12 2018
(Using TR)
70 ± 4.17
(within TR)
4 Synchronised elephant estimation Exercise 2017 Elephant 237 2017

5 Endemic Mammal Survey conducted in Anamalais in 2017 (Unpublished Lion-tailed 545 2017
Report-TNFD, ATR) macaque
 TIGER - 23,

ELEPHANT - 300+,

NILGIRI TAHR – 500+,

LION TAILED MACAQUE 300+

LEOPARD - 115
 Estimated Population During 2015-2021

SNo. Species 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1 Gaur 5791 5256 4200 4535 5680 2223 2367

2 Sambar 4806 4146 4010 1323 1657 1621 2766

3 Spotted Deer 1500 2168 2500 2267 2108 1031 462

4 Barking Deer 1627 1901 4736 378 473 463 516

5 Elephant 1100 1082 562 1296 1623 529 1543

6 Wild Pig 4500 5286 5200 675 845 827 3335

7 Malabar Giant Squirrel 950 757 1521 540 676 661 350

8 Common Langur 1500 1019 2700 351 440 431 -

9 Nilgiri Langur 3100 2645 3000 214 268 262 -

TIGER MONITORING
• Status of Tigers Co-predators & Prey in India – 2018 was released by the Government of India New
Delhi. Highlights of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve.
• Population Estimates of Tigers in Tiger Reserve for the year – 2018-2019 (Table 3.4 Page No.41)

State Tiger Tiger utilizing the Tiger Tigers within the Tiger 2014
Reserves Reserve Reserve Status of Tigers-2014
Tiger Nos. SE Tiger Nos. SE (Table 2.2 Page-20)

• Tamil Nadu
Status of TigersATR 25Prey in Tamil
Co-predators and 3 Nadu – 2018
20 (Page No.488
0.23 to 534) (Published
14 on
22.04.2020)

Sl. Name of Tiger Reserve / Area in Area Estimated Camera Total Tiger Unique Remarks
Division in Sq.Km. Points Images Tiger
No Sq.Km. Detected Captured

Anamalai Tiger
1. 1109 2238.25 332 197 20
Reserve

Sl. No Name of Tiger Reserve / Division No. of ID’s

1. Anamalai Tiger Reserve 23

• As per camera trapped Tiger Photo album released by the Government of India for the year 2018 (Page No.126-
144) (Published on 22.04.2020)
BIOLOGICAL,

ECOLOGICAL,

& ECONOMIC

SIGNIFICANCE
• The Parambikulam - Aliyar Project and
Amaravathy dam housed in the Anaimalais, play a
vital role in the regional economy by providing
water and power.
• Anamalai qualifies as “Elephant Reserve”, “Tiger
Reserve”, “Anthropological Reserve”, “Primate
Sanctuary”, “Fish Sanctuary”, “Wild Gene
Sanctuary” (for economic plants), and Agro
biodiversity Sanctuary and Water Sanctuary.
VALUES OF THE TIGER RESERVE

Anamalai Tiger Reserve has the following values

1. Biological 6. Recreational
2.Conceptual 7. Economical
3.Ecological 8. Historic
4.Scientific 9. Religious & Cultural
5.Educational
ELEPHANT CAMP AT
KOZHIKAMUTHI
 BEST
KUMKIS AND
MAHOUTS
IN INDIA
 TRIBALS OF ANAMALAIS
• Anamalais is worth to be designated as anthropologcal reserve as it supports Six
indgenous groups viz. Malasar , Malaimalasar, Muduvas, Kadar, Pulayar and
Eravalars.

• There are 33 tribal settlements located in the tiger reserve with a population of more
than 6000 people.

• Before declaration of the areas as wildlife sanctuary, the tribals were involved in all the
forestry operations implemented .

• After declaration of Wildlife sanctuary, these operations were restricted and the tribals
provided with alternate employment opportunities in the form of Anti-poaching
watchers, fire watchers, tourist guides, wildlife trackers etc.

• Some of the tribals have been appointed as forest watchers in relaxation to the
relevant rules.
TRIBAL SETTLEMENT IN ATR
 Six
indigenous
tribes
 TRIBAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL AT TOPSLIP
As tribals have been part and parcel of the Eco System of Anamalais from time
immemorial, several ameliorating steps have been taken to improve their life status.
The tribal residential school opened in 1951 first at Sungam (now in Kerala).
The students provided free boarding, free supply of books and dress.
After reorganisation of states the school shifted to Madras State (now Tamilnadu
area) in 1956 and it is now functioning at Topslip.
After transfer of school to Madras state in 1956, the school celebrates the diamond
Jubilee this year.
Over the years, several facilities provided to the school students, the latest being the
digital form of education . There are at present 80 students (46 boys and 34 girls)
from classes I to VIII.
Late Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru seen with the Tribal
School Children during visit to Topslip on 07.10.1961 while inaugurating the
Parambukulam - Aliyar Project
Parambikulam Aliyar Project
The Reserve is blessed with both natural and artificial water sources. The
importance of water is being felt in increasing measures on account of its
scarcity in the Reserve.

The following are the important river flowing with in the Anamalai Tiger
Reserve 1) Varagaliar 2) Periyar River 3) Parayankadavu Ar.
4)
Talappaniyar Ar 5) Sholaiar. 6) Kallar river 7) Aliyar river 8) Idamalaiar. 9)
Itili Ar. 10) Palar river (outside) 11) Nallar river 12) Chinnar river 13)
Torakadavu Ar. 14) Atthi Odai river 15) Amaravathi river 16) Ten Ar. river.

Parambikulam and Aliyar project with the series of reservoirs constructed

in and out the Tiger Reserve form an important perennial water sources of
FOREST FIRE
FIRE VULNERABILITY MAP OF ATR
ANTI-POACHING
VIEW OF ANTI-POACHING CAMPS

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VIEW OF AN ANTI-POACHING CAMP

Elakkaiparai Anti poaching camp

Anaikundhi Anti poaching camp

Kariansholai Anti poaching camp Vedikaranpali Anti poaching camp

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PHASE IV MONITORING FOR TIGERS, CO-PREDATORS & PREY
NTCA'S EIGHT DAY PROTOCOL FOLLOWED
AS PER NTCA GUIDELINES PHASE IV MONITORING IS CONDUCTED IN
TWO SEASONS:
1. WINTER - STARTS IN DECEMBER AND ENDS IN FEBRUARY
2. SUMMER - STARTS IN MARCH AND ENDS IN MAY

EIGHT DAY PROTOCOL FOLLOWED IN ALL CENSUS

1ST DAY TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND FIELD STAFF.

2ND, 3RD AND 4TH DAY CARNIVORE SIGN SURVEY.
5TH, 6TH AND 7TH DAY LINE TRANSECT WALK TO ESTIMATE PREY BASE
DENSITY
TREE COMPOSITION, GRASS AVAILABILITY, HERB, SHRUB AND WEED
ABUNDANCE ALSO RECORDED
8TH DAY DATA COLLECTION AND COMPILATION OF DATA.
AITE 2022

2x2 sq km
Grids
674 Grids
Three Blocks
Oct 2021 to
Jan 2022
TIGER MONITORING
 CAMERA TRAP DATA USED TO CALCULATE SEX RATIO OF ANIMALS
LIKE SECRETIVE ANIMALS LIKE MUNTJAC

TOTAL NUMBER CLASSIFIED 80 TOTAL NUMBER CLASSIFIED 250

FEMALE TO MALE RATIO 1 :1.5 FEMALE TO MALE RATIO 1.2 : 1.5
WILDLIFE MONITORING
INTERESTING PHOTOS FROM CAMERA
TRAPS

CAMERA TRAP PICTURE OF A JUNGLE CAT PHOTOGRAPHED CAMERA TRAP IN ATR

NILGIRI MARTEN- A RARE AND ENDEMIC MAMMAL OF
WESTERN GHATS FOUND IN ATR
TIGER KILLING A SAMBAR
DEER
TIGER EATING THE SAMBAR
CARCASS
Cub ID ATR 29

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MONITORING WATERHOLES
USING CAMERA TRAPS
 SOLAR POWERED WATERHOLES CREATED IN ATR AS A
MITIGATION MEASURE TO REDUCE HUMAN ANIMAL
CONFLICT

SOLAR POWERED WATREHOLE USED BY THREE LEOPARDS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN

UDUMALPET RANGE, ATR
SOLAR POWERED WATERHOLES
USED BY OTHER WILDLIFE
ELEPHANT IN A WATERHOLE IN WHICH WATER FILLED WITH SO11L4
A HERD OF GAUR IN A WATERHOLE IN WHICH WATER FILLED WITH SO1L15AR
A HERD OF SAMBAR DEER IN A WATERHOLE IN WHICH WATER FILLED WITH SOLAR
ENERGISED MOTOR PUMPSET

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 CROCODILE FARM AT AMARAVATHY NAGAR
• The Amaravathy Crocodile Farm was established in the year 1976 in Amaravathy
Range to carry out the Captive breeding programme of the Mugger or the Marsh
Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) by collecting crocodile eggs and rearing them in
captivity.

• During the late 70’s and early 80’s, the captive bred crocodiles were
released
periodically into the wild under orders of competent authority.

• Since 2002, the retained population is being maintained at the Amaravathy Crocodile
Farm for the purposes of awareness creation, tourism and education.

• At present there are 99 crocodiles in the farm.

• A proposal for continuing the crocodile farm and for its recognition has
 ELEPHANT CAMP
At present, there are about 22 elephants including 3 calves and 19 adults.

The feeding provision for the elephant camp is been supplied by the tribal
cooperative society at Topslip since 1955.

Since all forestry operations have been stopped,

the
Departmental elephants are used for
• Eco tourism – Elephant ride

• Monsoon Patrolling

• Controlling Human –Elephant

 CONVERSION OF RAIN FORESTS INTO TEA,
COFFEE,CARDOMOM PLANTATIONS AND FOR
PEPPER IN VALPARAI PLATEAU
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS
The emergence of a planting district in the upper Ranges of
Anamalais has brought in the problem of Man-Animal Conflict
to the fore.

The Valparai plateau has become the potent threat for

escalating man-animal conflict, where death and damage are
becoming increasingly common due to Elephant and Panther.

In addition the villages abutting the Forest boundary towards

the entire length of the Tiger Reserve add a new dimensions to
the whole issue of wildlife management in the form of
cultivation of commercial crops that attracts the wild animals
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 DAMAGES
CAUSED BY
ELEPHANTS
 DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE FOR
MITIGATION OF HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT
Man - animal conflict situations cannot be solved by Forest
department alone.
The co-operation of the general public estate authorities and other
government institutions are very much necessary to tackle the
problem.

Creation of awareness among all concerned is absolutely essential to

take preventive actions required.
CATTLE VACCINATION
 AWARENESS ON
RIPARIAN FOREST ECOSYSTEM
VEHICLE PARKING CHARGES COLLECTED BY
ERUMAIPARAI TRIBAL EDC EMPLOYEE
CORACLE RIDE OPERATED BY THALINJI TRIBAL
EDC

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 BIRD WATCHING AND
AWARENESS EDUCATION
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 Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) is one of the prominent reserves in the
southern region of the Western Ghats providing a habitat for many endemic
species and the presence of vast Shola forests.
It is estimated that the ATR provides flow benefits worth Rs. 9776.5
crore per year (Rs. 5.62 lakhs per hectare) and stock benefits of Rs. 46,150.09
crore per year.
Critical ecosystem services from ATR include:
• Provisioning of water (Rs. 38.19 crore per year)
• Climate regulation (Rs. 1822.45 crore per year)
• Gene pool protection (Rs. 1579.19 crore per year)

Under the Total Economic Value (TEV) framework, the annual direct-,
indirect benefits and option values were Rs. 22.71 crore, Rs. 8174.62 crore and
Rs. 1579.19 crore, respectively.
 In terms of the human values and ecosystem assets framework.

The annual worth of service categories were adequate resources (Rs. 3823.33
crore)

• Protection from disease (Rs. 18.48 crore)

• Benign physical and chemical environment (Rs. 4293.37 crore)

• Socio-cultural fulfilment (Rs. 62.14 crore)

• Ecosystem assets (Rs. 47729.28 crore).

The collective worth of ecosystem services having direct indirect impact on

human health was found to be Rs. 17723.37 crore per year.

The investment multiplier for ATR was calculated as 3750.10.

 Apart from 15.62 million tonnes of carbon stock in the forests of Anamalai
Tiger Reserve, these forests sequester carbon on an annual basis. The same has been
estimated here based on the forest inventory database of the Forest Survey of India.

The growing stock for tropical semi-evergreen, tropical moist-

deciduous and
tropical dry deciduous forests has been taken from the forest inventory
database.

Based on total biomass per unit area, mean annual increment (MAI) has
been calculated using the Von Mantel’s Formula and rotation period as per the forest
type summing a biomass-to carbon conversion ratio of 50 percent, the mean annual
increment in above ground biomass has been converted to carbon sequestration in dry
matter. Using this methodology, the total carbon sequestered in the forests of Anamalai
Tiger Reserve by aggregating estimates for each forest type is equal to
402.78 kilo tonnes annually.
 The InVEST model used in this research estimates carbon storage
according to regional carbon density profiles of different LULC.

• The estimated carbon stored in four major pools –

 above ground biomass (above ground biomass (AGB),

 below ground biomass (BGB),

 dead wood (DW),

 litter and soil organic matter (SOM)

• The economic value of carbon stock in ATR is calculated as Rs. 87.35

billion.
 Parimbukulam - Aliyar Project and Amaravathi dam in the ATR plays a
vital role in the regional economy by providing water and electricity.

Agricultural prosperity of the plains in Pollachi, Udumalpet and the hilly

taluk of Valparai, adjoining areas in Erode and Tiruppur districts, are dependent
on ATR for their water requirements.

The dams under the Parimbikulam–Aliyar projects provide irrigation to

the drought-prone areas of Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts.

Amaravathi reservoir provides irrigation facilities to Udumalpet and

Dharapuram in Tiruppur district.

The output of the Invest model is very exhaustive.

The total water yield volume from ATR as well as its

fringe areas
amounts to 1372.2 million cubic metres.
 In addition to providing water supply to the region, Parimbukulam-Aliyar
Project (Aliyar, Sholayar and Sarkarpathy Powerhouse), Amaravathy Project and
Kadamparai Project also generate electricity. A detailed power generation by the dams in
ATR is indicated in Table.
Total Power Generation by Various Dams in ATR

Name of the Dam / Power Generation

Powerhouse (in
MW)
1. Parimbukulam-Aliyar
Aliyar 60
Sholayar: From Unit 1 70
Sholayar: From Unit 2 25
Sarkarpathy Powerhouse 30
2. Amravathy Project 4
3. Kadamparai Project 400
Total 589
 The annual electricity production through these

average collectively is around 589 MW. Conservatively

dams/powerhouses price of 2.5 per kWh, the economic value of annual

electricity
assuming produced through the water from ATR is approximately 12.9 billion
an average

per year. Thus, the total economic value of water yield and electricity

generation from Anamalai Tiger Reserve is around 38.19 billion per year.
 Anamalai Tiger Reserve, being near cities like Coimbatore, is becoming a popular
tourist destination.

It offers opportunities for wildlife viewing, trekking, owing to rich biological diversity and
scenic beauty.

The bulk of visitors are mainly daytime tourists flocking to places like Monkey Falls near
Aliyar, Topslip, and Tirumurthi. ATR has many scenic spots like Topslip, Attakatti, Nallamudi,
Pooncholai, Punganodai Viewpoint, Chinnakallar Waterfalls, Monkey Falls, etc. and important
peaks like Pandaravarai, Kuchimalai, Perumkundru, Vellimudi, and Thanakamalai. Areas like
Chinnar, Manjampatti, Valparai, Manamboly, Grass Hills, and Varagaliar are rich in aesthetic value
and wildlife.

Topslip is the very famous tourist attraction of ATR.

Maximum tourist inflow can be observed from April to June, i.e. during the summer
holidays and also to some extent from September to December. Maximum footfall is noticed during
the weekends.
 .

Total No. of
Year Children Adult Foreigners
visitors
2010-11 17600 598567 398 616565

2011-12 91892 580868 775 673535

2012-13 7540 362249 127 369916

2013-14 0 583098 73 583171

2014-15 25027 513284 66 538377

2015-16 20478 563379 89 583946

2016-17 43486 473926 117 517529

2017-18 22999 469940 244 493183

2018-19 19283 597145 1032 617460

2019-20 55801 607943 1323 665067

 The study reveals that an
Revenue generated by individual tourist is willing to The value of
the tiger reserve by pay Rs. 665 annually for consumer surplus
tourism activities in the conservation of ATR. This
year 2015-16 is value of WTP was adjusted for along with the
approximately Rs. inflation from 2010 to 2015-16 revenue generated
24.9 value. Using this adjusted is taken as the total
million. This includes value (Rs. 885.6/annum) value of recreation
gate receipts, taxes, along with the number of service, which is
charges for safari, eco- tourist visitors in the year
tourism activities, Forest 2015-16 as 583946, the
around Rs. 542.04
Department owned monetary value of recreation million
lodges and resorts, service is calculated on the
camps and other tourism basis of consumer surplus is
activities. equal to Rs. 517.14 million per
annum.
 There are many temples situated inside ATR such as Malai Perumalswami Koil,
Gopalaswami Koil, Thadaganachi Amman Koil, Ponnalamman Temple, Tirumurthi Temple
and Panchalingam, Panchalingam, Mamangathamman Koil, Bodinayakam Koil,
Yelumalayan Venkatachalapathi Koil, Mukundappar Koil, Avarakodipallam Temple,
Kamatchi Amman Koil, Athaliamman Koil, Kannimar Amman Koil, and Katalai Mariamman
Koil. The annual footfall in some of these temples is given in the table.

Annual Footfall in the Temples of ATR

No. of Devotees
S. No. Name of Temple Period of Visit
Visiting Per
Year
1 Thirumurthi Temple in Udumalpet division 4 lakhs Throughout the year
2 Yelumalayan Temple 1 lakh In the month of September
and October
3 Kodanthur Temple in Udumalpet division 60,000 Three times a week
4 Athaliamman Temple in Valparai division 16,000 Throughout the year
 NTCA
 Government of AWARD
India, New Delhi presented the National Tiger
Conservation Authority award to Anamalai Tiger Reserve for
“Developing Effective Communication Strategy” on
20.01.2015 at New Delhi for the period 2012-14.

 The Award was presented by the Hon’ble Minister for

Environment, Forests and Climate change, Government of India
and received by then Field Director, Anamalai Tiger Reserve at
New Delhi.
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