© [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2012 [Price: Rs. 7.20 Paise. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 233] CHENNAI, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 Aadi 29, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2043 Part II—Section 2 Notifications or Orders of interest to a section of the public issued by Secretariat Departments. NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT DTP—II-2 Ex. (233)—1 ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT DECLARATION OF AREAS AS CRITICAL TIGER HABITATS IN THE THREE TIGER RESERVES OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU IN THE INTEREST OF CONSERVATION OF TIGER UNDER WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972. [G.O. Ms. No. 199, Environment And Forests (FR.5), 13th August 2012.] No. II(2)/EF/469(c-1)/2012. WHEREAS in the Environment and Forests Department Notification No. II(2)/EF/333/2007 published on page 240 of Part II—Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated the 27th June 2007, an extent of 95,859 hectares was declared as a Tiger Reserve under sub-section (1) of Section 38 V of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972); AND WHEREAS the Government in the notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.145, Environment and Forests Department dated 28-12-2007 declared the area of 958 Sq.km, as critical tiger habitat with the approval of National Tiger Conservation Authority contained in letter No. 1501/11/2007 PT dated 03-12-2007 and the said Notification was published as No. II(2)/EF/822(C)/2007 on page 1 of Part II – Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazettee extraordinary dated the 31st December 2007. AND WHEREAS the National Tiger Conservation Authority in letter No.1-8/2007-PT dated 18.01.2011 conveyed the approval of the competent authority for declaring 521.28 Sq.km. as a buffer area in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 38 V of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, as amended by the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 (Central Act 39 of 2006); AND WHEREAS the core or critical tiger habitat areas of National Parks and sanctuaries, have been established, on the basis of scientific and objective criteria, that such areas are required to be kept as inviolate for the purposes of tiger conservation, without affecting the rights of the Scheduled Tribes or such other forest dwellers, and notified as such by the State Government in consultation with an Expert Committee constituted for the purpose; AND WHEREAS buffer or peripheral area consisting of the area peripheral to critical tiger habitat or core area, identified and established in accordance with the provisions contained in the said Central Act 53 of 1972, where a lesser degree of habitat protection is required to ensure the integrity of the critical tiger habitat with adequate dispersal for tiger species, and which aim at promoting co-existence between wildlife and human activity with due recognition of the livelihood, developmental, social and cultural rights of the local people, wherein the limits of such areas are determined on the basis of scientific and objective criteria in consultation with the concerned Gram Sabha and an Expert Committee constituted for the purpose; [ 1 ] 2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 38 V of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, on the recommendation of the Tiger Conservation Authority, and in supersession of the Environment and Forests Department Notification No. 11(2)/EF/333/2007 published on page 240 of Part II—Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated the 27th June 2007 and Notification No. II(2)/EF/822 (C)/2007 published on page 1 of Part II – Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated the 31st December 2007, hereby declares that the area, the boundaries of which are specified in the Schedule below, as the Anamalai Tiger Reserve. THE SCHEDULE
1. Name of the Tiger Reserve Anamalai Tiger Reserve
2. Name of the District Coimbatore District, Tiruppur District and Dindigul District
3. Name of the Taluk Pollachi, Valparai, Udumalpet, Palani and Kodaikanal
4. Name of the Tiger Reserve / Forest Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Kodaikanal Division and Dindigul Division Division in which area falls
5. Description of the Critical tiger 958 Sq. Km comprised in the area of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary habitat area as notified in G.O. Ms. No. 288 Fisheries and Forest Department dated 10-10-1976 and Indira Gandhi National Park as notified in G.O. Ms. No. 58, Environment and Forests Department dated 23-01-1989 and G.O. Ms. No. 145, Environment and Forests Department dated 28-12-2007 and recommended by the National Tiger Conservation Authority in No. 1501/11/2007 PT (Part) dated 03-12-2007 as follows: Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary - 83249 Ha Indira Gandhi National Park - 12610 Ha Total areas - 95859 Ha (or) - 958.59 Sq.Km
6. Description of the Buffer area An extent of 521.28 Sq.km comprised in the peripheral and contiguous areas to Anamalai Tiger Reserve at North Eastern boundary .viz. Territorial jurisdiction of Mannavanur and Poombarai Ranges and Upper Palani Shola RF, Revenue Panchayat Patta area of Kodaikanal Division and Palani Range of Dindigul Division having Reserve Forests listed in Annexure I, and villages/hamlets within 10 km. radius of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve to be under the control of Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Pollachi as stated here under. 1 Forest area of the Buffer (Annexure I) 15048.44 Hectares 2 Area of the Revenue Villages/Hamlets within 17904.70 10km radius of Anamalai Tiger Reserve Hectares (Annexure II & III) 3 Area of the Revenue Villages in Kodaikanal 6764.00 Division (Annexure II&III) Hectares 4 Area of the Revenue Villages in Dindigul 12411.41 Division (Annexure II&III) Hectares Total 52128.55 Hectares
7. Boundary description of the Critical The boundaries of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Tiger Habitat Park
8. Boundary description of Buffer area West:On the west the boundary runs south to the northwest corner of the Tiger Reserve along the Koochimalai, Pandaravarai and Vengoli through Mount Stuart Rest House. Thence it travels forwards south west and reaches Naikundru peak from there it runs towards south along the foot path till it meets south western corner of leased cardamom plantation and northwest corner of Sheikalmudi Estate. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 3 South: Boundary then starts from the north west corner of Sheikalmudi Estate and runs towards east along the northern boundaries of Sheikalmudi Estate and peaks at Manjamparai malai, Siluvaimudi. Then the boundary connects the peaks of Jambumalai, Vellingirimalai and Kodaivarai thuval. This stream forms the southern boundary. East: The eastern boundary starts from Poondi village at south eastern corner and traverses via Mannavanur village, Kookal village of Kodaikanal division then via., Periammapatty village till the boundary reaches Andipatty village at the north east corner. North: The northern boundary starts from Andipatty village located at north east corner and then passes through Kuravakulam village, Madhakadi, Mavilamparai, Kallapuram village, Gopalapuram, Poochimedu and Amaravathy Dam at Amaravathy nagar by moving towards west. The northern boundary further extends and moves towards west via Perumpallam, Sayapattrai, Thippiparai, Manupatty, Chinakumarapalayam, Kongurarkutti, Thirumoorthy dam at Thirumoorthy nagar, Ponnalamansolai, Vallakundapuram, Ravanapuram, Andiyur, Paruthiyur, Arthanaripalayam, Angalakurichi and Aliyar dam at Aliyar. Then the northern boundary further extends via Narikkalpathi, Ponnalamanthuri, Mannam, Sethumadai, Thammampathi, Saralapathi and Semmanampathi which is located at North West corner.
9. Total Tiger Reserve area (i) Critical tiger habitat - 958.59 Sq.km
(ii) Buffer area - 521.28 Sq.km Total - 1479.87 Sq.km ANNEXURE - I DETAILS OF RESERVE FORESTS IN THE BUFFER AREA Sl. No. Name of Reserve Forests Extent in ha. I Dindigul Division Palani Range 1 Palani hill northern slope Andipatty (RF) 5155.42
2. Kudraiyar Block 4344.53
9499.95 II Kodaikanal Division Mannavanur Range 1 Keelanavayal 226.37 2 Kookkal Saragam 346.01 3 Samikannal 658.66 4 Amphit hill down part 3692.45 5 Upper Palani Shola RF 625.00 Total 5548.49 Grand Total 15048.44 ABSTRACT
(1) Reserve Forests area in Buffer area (Annexure I) - 15048.44 Ha.
(2) Area of Revenue Villages in Buffer area (Annexure II) - 37080.11 Ha. Grand Total - 52128.55 Ha 4 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ANNEXURE II LIST OF VILLAGES IN THE BUFFER AREA OF ANAMALAI TIGER RESERVE, POLLACHI Name of Village Extent in ha. I. AREA OF REVENUE VILLAGES
1. Marappagoundanpudur 2917.84
2. Kaliyapuram 1743.48
3. Angalakurichi 784.41
4. Jallipatti 1978.62
5. Kambalapatti 1073.73
6. Devanurpudur 910.67
7. Chellappampalayam 694.79
8. Erichanampatti 388.98
9. Reddypalayam 599.48
10. Jallipatti village 1962.20
11. Kurichikottai 473.69
12. Chinnakumarapalayam 493.92
13. Manupatti 1740.62
14. Guruvappanayakkanur 214.27
15. Andigoundanur 1321.00
16. Kallapuram 607.00
17. Kookkal Village 1134.00
18. Mannavanur village 2735.00
19. Poondi village 2895.00
20. Periammapatty 3187.00
21. Andipatty 9224.41 Total 37080.11 ANNEXURE—III DETAILS OF VILLAGES / HAMLETS IN POLLACHI, AMARAVATHY, UDUMALPET, PALANI RANGES CONSTITUTING BUFFER AREA Name of Name of revenue Name of village / hamlet Extent within range village the 10 km. Radius (ha.) Pollachi Angalakuruchi 1 Angalkurichi, Vedasenthur 784.41 Jallipatti 2 Manjanaickenur, 3 Thuraiyur 1978.62 Kampalapatti 4 Kambalapatti 5 Kullegoundanur 6 Amanalingapuram 7 Gurusamiyur 8 Kodangipatti 9 Paramadaiyur 10 Puvalapparithi 1073.73 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 5 Kampalapatti Kaliyapuram 11. Mannam 1743.48
12. Ponnalamman thurai
13. Kaliyapuram
14. Somanathapuram
15. Bungalmedu
16. Narikkalpathi Marappagoundan Pudur 17. Marappagoundan Pudur 2917.84
18. Chemmedu
19. MGR Pudur
20. Kizhavanpudur
21. Saralaipathy
22. Semmanampathy Amaravathy Andigoundanur 23. Perumpallam 1321.00
24. Amaravathy Nagar Kallapuram 25. Kallapuram 607.00
26. Poochimedu, Indira Pudunagar
27. Velu Nagar
28. Mathakadipudur
29. Mavilamparai
30. Pal Company
31. Poolavadipudur,
32. Gopalapuram
33. Sayapattrai Poondi 34. Poondi 2895.00 Mannavanur 35. Kilavarai 2735.00
36. Polur
37. Mannavanur, Kavunchi
38. Kombur
39. Keelanavayal Kookkal 40. Kookkal 1134.00
41. Pazhamputhur
42. Puthurpuram Udumalpet Manupatty 43. Manupatty 1740.62
44. Velappanayakkapalayam
45. Indiranagar Chinnakumarappalayam 46. Chinnakumarappalayam 493.92 Kurichikottai 47. Kurichikottai 473.69
48. Ramagoundanputhur Name of Name of revenue Name of village / hamlet Extent within range village the 10 km. Radius (ha.) 6 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY Udumalpet Jallipatti 49 Jallipatti 1962.20 50 Thinakulam 51 Indranagar 52 Santhanakarupathur 53 Venkittaputhur 54 Govindhapuram 55 Lankamavur 56 Ammapatti 57 Onakkallur Kuruvappanayakkanur 58 Kuruvappanayakkanur 214.27 Reddypalayam 59 Reddypalayam 599.48 60 Sarkkaputhur Erisinampatti 61 Erisinampatti 388.98 Devanurputhur 62 Devanurputhur 910.67 63 Andiyur Chellappalayam 64 Chellappalyam 694.79 65 Chinnaputhur Palani Range Periammapatty 66 Perumalpuram 3187.00 (Shanmugaparai) 67 Chinnakumarapalayam 68 Orakadu Andipatty 69 JJ Nagar 9224.41 70 Gajathukkadu 71 Kudarayar dam Total 37080.11 [G.O. Ms. No. 200, Environment And Forests (FR.5), 13th August 2012.] No. II(2)/EF/469(c-2)/2012. WHEREAS in the Environment and Forests Department Notification No. II(2)/EF/334/2007 published on page 240 of Part II – Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated the 27th June 2007, an extent of 32,099 hectares was declared as a Tiger Reserve under sub-section (1) of Section 38 V of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972); AND WHEREAS the Government in the Notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.145, Environment and Forests Department, dated 28.12.2007 declared the area of 321 Sq.km. (32099 Hectares) as critical tiger habitat with the approval of National Tiger Conservation Authority contained in letter No. 1501/11/2007 PT, dated 03-12-2007 and the said Notification was published as No.II(2)/EF/822(C)/2007 on page 1 of Part II – Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated the 31st December 2007. AND WHEREAS the National Tiger Conservation Authority in letter No.1-10/08-NTCA dated 18-01-2011 has conveyed the approval of the competent authority for declaring 367.59 Sq.km. (36758.626 Hectares) as the buffer area in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 38 V of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, as amended by the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 (Central Act 39 of 2006); AND WHEREAS the core or critical tiger habitat areas of National Parks and sanctuaries, have been established, on the basis of scientific and objective criteria, that such areas are required to be kept as inviolate for the purposes of tiger conservation, without affecting the rights of the Scheduled Tribes or such other forest dwellers, and notified as such by the State Government in consultation with an Expert Committee constituted for the purpose; Name of Name of revenue Name of village / hamlet Extent within range village the 10 km. Radius (ha.) TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 7 AND WHEREAS buffer or peripheral area consisting of the area peripheral to critical tiger habitat or core area, identified and established in accordance with the provisions contained in the said Central Act 53 of 1972, where a lesser degree of habitat protection is required to ensure the integrity of the critical tiger habitat with adequate dispersal for tiger species, and which aim at promoting co-existence between wildlife and human activity with due recognition of the livelihood, developmental, social and cultural rights of the local people, wherein the limits of such areas are determined on the basis of scientific and objective criteria in consultation with the concerned Gram Sabha and an Expert Committee constituted for the purpose; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of Section 38 V of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, on the recommendation of the Tiger Conservation Authority, and in supersession of the Environment and Forests Department Notification No. II(2)/EF/334/2007 published on page 240 of Part II Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated the 27th June 2007 and Notification No. II(2)/EF/822 (C)/2007 published on page 1 of Part II – Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazettee Extraordinary dated the 31st December 2007, hereby declares that the area, the boundaries of which are specified in the Schedule below, as the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. THE SCHEDULE
1. Name of the Tiger Reserve Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
2. Name of the District Nilgiris District
3. Name of the Taluk Udhagamandalam, Gudalur
4. Name of the Tiger Reserve / Forest Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Nilgiris North Division Division in which area falls
5. Description of the Critical Tiger 321 Sq. Km comprised in the area of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary habitat area as notified in G.O. Development Department notification No. 38, dated 11-01-1940, Mudumalai National Park, as notified in G.O. Ms. No. 2, Environment and Forests Department dated 02-01-1990 and G.O. Ms. No. 145, Environment and Forests Department dated 28-12-2007 and recommended by the National Tiger Conservation Authority in No. 1501/11/2007 PT dated 03.12.2007 in the forest block here under: Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary - 21776 Ha Mudumalai National Park - 10323Ha Total area - 32,099 Ha (or) - 321 Sq.km
6. Description of the Buffer area An extent of 367.59 Sq.km comprised in the peripheral and contiguous areas to Mudumalai Tiger Reserve at South Eastern boundary .viz. Territorial jurisdiction of Nilgiris North division comprising Singara, Segur Ranges and part of Nilgiri Eastern Slope Range comprising Thengumarada section, having Reserve Forests listed in Annexure-I, and villages / hamlets listed in Annexure-II to be under the control of Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Udhagamandalam as stated here under. 1 Reserve Forests 365.156 Sq.km 2 Revenue Village 2.430 Sq. km Total 367.586 Sq.km
7. Boundary description of the Critical The boundaries of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park Tiger Habitat
8. Boundary description of Buffer area Mudumalai Tiger Reserve boundary Upto the existing boundary of North South, East and West Segur and Singara Ranges and existing boundary of Thengumarada section of Nilgiri Eastern Slope Range of Nilgiris North Forest division
9. Total Tiger Reserve area (i) Critical tiger habitat - 321.00 Sq.km
(ii) Buffer area - 367.59 Sq.km Total - 688.59 Sq.km 8 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ANNEXURE-I DETAILS OF RESERVE FORESTS IN THE BUFFER AREA Sl. No. Name of Reserve Forests Extent in Ha I Segur Range 1 Segur R.F 18811.424 Total 18811.424 II Singara Range 1 Bokkapuram R.F 799.061 2 Bokkapuram addition – 1 2.067 3 Bokkapuram addition – 2 1.582 4 Bokkapuram addition – 3 1.554 5 Kallhatti 1993.387 6 Kallhatty addition 35.603 7 Kalmalai 362.634 8 Kalmalai addition 16.483 9 Segur block-2 1214.083 10 Singara 742.658 11 Singara addition 153.330 12 Norhtern Hey 1599.385 13 Vazhathottam 4.855 14 Vazhathottam-2 3.240 15 Mavanallah 11.230 16 Mavanallah – 1 0.245 17 Mavanallah block-5 3.400 18 Masinagudi – 1 4.040 19 Masinagudi – 2 0.900 20 Masinagudi – 3 4.590 21 Masinagudi – 4 6.565 22 Quit corner 7.855 23 Quit corner addition 23.755 24 Quit corner addition-2 0.690 25 Sholur 5.705 Total 6998.897 III Nilgiri Eastern Slope Range (Thengumarada section) Nilgiri Eastern Slope RF 10705.305 Total 10705.308 GRAND TOTAL 36515.629 (OR) 365.156 Sq.km. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 9 ANNEXURE - II DETAILS OF VILLAGES/HAMLETS IN SIGUR, SINGARA AND NILGIRI EASTERN SLOPE RANGE CONSTITUTING BUFFER AREA S.No. Name of Revenue Name of village / hamlet Extent in village Ha. 1 Kadanad Chokkanalli within the Segur Reserve Forest 2 Kookal Sirur 243.00 Total 243.00 or 2.43 Sq.km. BUFFER AREA - GRAND TOTAL - 36758.626 Ha. or - 367.586Sq.km. [G.O. Ms. No. 201, Environment And Forests (FR.5), 13th August 2012.] No. II(2)/EF/469(c-3)/2012. WHEREAS the Government in the Notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.145, Environment and Forests Department, dated 28-12-2007 declared the area of 895 Sq.km. (89539.36 hectares) in Kalakad, Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuaries as critical tiger habitat with the approval of National Tiger Conservation Authority contained in letter No. 1501/11/2007-PT, dated 03.12.2007 and the said Notification was published as No. II(2)/EF/822(C)/2007 on page 1 of Part II - Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 31st December 2007. WHEREAS the National Tiger Conservation Authority in letter No. 1-20/93-PT (Part) dated 13.07.2012 has conveyed the approval of the competent authority for declaring 706.542 Sq.km. (70654.20 hectares) as the buffer area in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 38 V of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, as amended by the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 (Central Act 39 of 2006); AND WHEREAS the core or critical tiger habitat areas of National Parks and sanctuaries, have been established, on the basis of scientific and objective criteria, that such areas are required to be kept as inviolate for the purposes of tiger conservation, without affecting the rights of the Scheduled Tribes or such other forest dwellers, and notified as such by the State Government in consultation with an Expert Committee constituted for the purpose; AND WHEREAS buffer or peripheral area consisting of the area peripheral to critical tiger habitat or core area, identified and established in accordance with the provisions contained in the said Central Act 53 of 1972, where a lesser degree of habitat protection is required to ensure the integrity of the critical tiger habitat with adequate dispersal for tiger species, and which aim at promoting co-existence between wildlife and human activity with due recognition of the livelihood, developmental, social and cultural rights of the local people, wherein the limits of such areas are determined on the basis of scientific and objective criteria in consultation with the concerned Gram Sabha and an Expert Committee constituted for the purpose; NOW, THEREFORE in exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of Section 38 V of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972), the Governor of Tamil Nadu on the recommendation of the Tiger Conservation Authority, in supersession of the Environment and Forests Department Notification No. II(2)/EF/822(C)/2007 published on page 1 of Part II – Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated the 31st December 2007, hereby declares that the area, the boundaries of which are specified in the Schedule below, as the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. THE SCHEDULE
1. Name of the Tiger Reserve Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
2. Name of the District Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari
3. Name of the Taluk 1. Tenkasi
2. Ambasamudram
3. Nanguneri
4. Radhapuram DTP—II-2 Ex. (233)—2 DTP—II-2 Ex. (233)—1a 10 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
5. Thovalai (Kanyakumari)
6. Agastheeswaram (Kanyakumari)
7. Vilavancodu (Kanyakumari) Name of the Tiger Reserve / Forest Division Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and Kanyakumari Division in which the area falls Descriptin of the critical tiger habitat area 895 Sq. Km comprised in the area of Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary as notified in G.O Ms. No. 183 Forest and Fisheries Department dated 06-03-1976, Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary as notified in G.O. Ms. No. 2556 Food and Agriculture Department dated 02.08.1962, Kanyakumari Sanctuary as notified in G.O.Ms.No. 128 Environment and Forests Department, dated 20-11-2007 and G.O. Ms. No. 145, Environment and Forests Department, dated 28-12-2007 and recommended by the National Tiger Conservation Authority in No. 1501/11/2007 PT dated 03-12-2007 as here under: Area in hectares Papanasam RF - 33768.00 Kalakad RF - 22358.47 Therkuveeravanallur RF - 1289.82 Kolundumamalai RF - 622.88 Manpothai RF - 502.58 Veerapuli RF (Part) - 5942.00 Valliyur RF - 290.41 Kilamalai RF (Part) - 1786.00 Singampatty RL - 22979.20 Total area - 89539.36 Ha
(or) - 895 Sq.Km Description of the Buffer area An extent of 706.542 Sq.km comprised in the peripheral and contiguous areas to Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary and Courtallam Reserve Forest as stated here under to be under the control of Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Kalakd Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli. 1 Courtallam Reserve Forest 3528 Ha. 2 Protected area of Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary {balance area of Kilamalai RF (Part) and Veerapuli RF (Part) and other Forest areas falling within the boundary} (Part) - 20136 Ha. 3 5 Km Zone around eastern boundary of Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Excluding area of Manpothai Reserved Forests 503 Hectares and part of Kolundhumamalai Reserve Forest
453.5Ha Hectare (as per ANNEXURE ) - 46990.20 Ha Total area of Buffer area - 70654.20 Hectare.
(or) - 706.542 Sq.Km. Boundary description of the critical The boundaries of Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli tiger habitat and Kanyakumari Divisions. Boundary description of Buffer area THE BOUNDARIES North : Boundary of Courtalam RF (Part) of Tirunelveli Territorial Division TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 11 East : north east and eastern boundaries of the following Revenue villages 1 Kilakadayam 2 Veerasamudram 3 Ravanasamudram 4 Alwarkurichi II 5 Kilambur 6 V.K.Puram I and II 7 Adayakarungulam 8 Zamin Singampatty 9 Therkku Kallidaikurichy 10 Pottal – Karambai village boundary 11 Malayankulam 12 Alagapuram 13 Sengulam 14 Padapuram 15 Mathudaiyarkulam 16 Vallathunambikulam 17 Reddiyarpuram 18 Pudur 19 Pudukudy 20 Pattankadu 21 Thiruviruthanpulli 22 Kanganankulam 23 Anthoninagar 24 Pillaikulam 25 Edayankulam 26 Vadakku Edayan kulam 27 Athicha peri 28 Erukkalaipatty 29 Neduvilai 30 Velankudiyiruppu 31 Melathevanallur 32 Boothathankudiyiruppu 33 Odakkarai 34 Pudugiramam 35 Govinidaperi 36 Pulavankudiyiruppu 37 Padmaneri 38 Vadamalaisamudram 39 Kilakaruvelankulam 40 Thambithoppu DTP—II-2 Ex. (233)—3 12 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 41 Nagankulam 42 Kalakad 43 S.N.Pallivasal 44 Sivalaperi 45 Ramakrishnapuram 46 Annanagar 47 Salaipudur 48 Udayadithattu 49 Malayadipudur 50 Kattalai 51 Nambithalaivanpattayam 52 Shanmugapuram 53 Kesavaneri 54 Vadalivilai 55 Rosemiapuram Part I South : Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary West : Interstate boundary between Tamil Nadu and Kerala Total Tiger Reserve Area Critical tiger habitat - 895 Sq.km Buffer area - 706.542 Sq.km. Total - 1601.542 Sq.km ANNEXURE Sl.No Name of the Taluk Name of the Panchayat Name of the Village 1 Ambasamudram Kadayamperumpathu Kanavur 2 -do- -do- Asirvathapuram 3 -do- -do- Mettur 4 -do- Kadayam Bharathinagar 5 -do- -do- Therkku Kadayam 6 -do- Kilkadayam Kadayam Kalyanipuram 7 -do- Dharmapurammadam Alagappa puram 8 -do- -do- Sambankulam 9 -do- -do- Neelamegapuram 10 -do- -do- Narayanasamykoil Theru 11 -do- Veerasamudram Veerasamudram 12 -do- -do- Maliknagar 13 -do- Mudaliyarpatty Ambanayagamnagar 14 -do- -do- Gandhinagar 15 -do- Thirumalayappapuram Thirumalayappapuram 16 -do- Govindaperi Govindaperi 17 -do- -do- Rajangapuram 18 -do- -do- Chekkadiyur TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 13 19 Ambasamudram Manthiyur Manthiyur 20 -do- -do- Vagaikulam 21 -do- -do- Jawahar colony (Meenakshipuram) 22 -do- -do- Muppidathiamman koil (Ramalingapuram) 23 -do- -do- Pillaikulam 24 -do- -do- Maharajapuram 25 -do- Mela Ambur Karuthapilliayur 26 -do- -do- -do- 27 -do- -do- -do- 28 -do- -do- -do- 29 -do- -do- Poovankurichy 30 -do- -do- Bungalowkudiyiruppu 31 -do- -do- Kasiviswanathapuram 32 -do- Ravansamudram Ravansamudram 33 -do- Sivasailam Bethanpillaikudiruppu 34 -do- -do- Pudukudiyiruppu 35 -do- Kila Ambur Thattampatty 36 -do- -do- Manjapuli colony 37 -do- -do- Kovankulam 38 -do- Sivanthipuram Kila Sivanthipuram 39 -do- -do- Arumugampatty 40 -do- -do- Pulavanpatty 41 -do- -do- Varagapuram 42 -do- Adayakarunkulam Adayakarunkulam 43 -do- -do- Ammankoil theru 44 -do- -do- Kalsundu colony 45 -do- -do- Manthaiya colony 46 -do- Iyan Singampatti Iyan Singampatti 47 -do- -do- Indira Nagar 48 -do- Vairavikulam Vairavikulam 49 -do- -do- Rajiv nagar 50 -do- Jamin Singampatti Jamin Singampatti 51 -do- Pottal Pottal – I 52 -do- -do- Pottal – II 53 -do- -do- Pottal – III 54 -do- -do- Kamaraj puram 55 -do- Moolachi Moolachi 56 -do- -do- Ponmanagar 57 -do- -do- Uluppadiparai Sl.No Name of the Taluk Name of the Panchayat Name of the Village DTP—II-2 Ex. (233)—3a 14 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 58 Ambasamudram Moolachi Sembathumedu 59 -do- Therkku Pappankulam Therkku Pappankulam 60 -do- -do- Ambethkar colony or Ambethkar Nagar 61 -do- -do- Maharaja Nagar 62 -do- Kodarankulam Kodarankulam 63 -do- -do- Veppankulam 64 -do- Ulagankulam Boothathankudiyiruppu 65 -do- -do- Pulavankudiyiruppu 66 -do- -do- Sadayappapuram 67 -do- -do- Ulagankulam 68 -do- -do- Aathiyankulam 69 -do- Kuniyur Kuniyur 70 -do- -do- Mela Kuniyur 71 -do- -do- Palayasalai 72 -do- Puthukudy Puthukudy 73 -do- Therkku Veeravanallur Alagappapuram 74 -do- -do- Sengulam 75 -do- -do- Vallathunambikulam 76 -do- -do- Reddiyarpuram 77 -do- -do- Pudur 78 -do- -do- Bharathi Nagar 79 -do- -do- Anna Nagar 80 -do- -do- Ugantha Nachapuram 81 -do- Malayankulam Malayankulam 82 -do- -do- Mathudaiyarkulam 83 -do- -do- Padapuram 84 -do- Thiruviruthanpulli Thiruviruthanpulli 85 -do- -do- Pattankadu 86 -do- -do- Anthony Nagar 87 -do- -do- Pillaikulam 88 -do- -do- Kanganankulam 89 -do- -do- Kanialan kudiyiruppu 90 -do- -do- Veliyarkulam 91 -do- -do- Karisal 92 -do- -do- Pudugramam 93 -do- Vellankuli Vellankuli North 94 -do- -do- Vellankuli South 95 -do- Vadakku Karukurichy Karukurichy Sl.No Name of the Taluk Name of the Panchayat Name of the Village TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 15 96 Nanguneri Padmaneri Padmaneri 97 -do- -do- Vandikkaran theru 98 -do- -do- Kilavadakarai 99 -do- -do- Melavadakarai 100 -do- Kilakaruvelankulam Kalladi Chidambarapuram 101 -do- Kadamboduvazhvu Subramaniapuram 102 -do- Idayankulam Neduvilai 103 -do- -do- Vadakku Erukkalapatty 104 -do- -do- Therkku Erukkalapatty 105 -do- -do- Idayankulam 106 -do- Devanallur Srigovindaperi 107 -do- -do- Athichaperi 108 -do- -do- Therkku Athichaperi 109 -do- -do- Therkku Kaduvetti 110 -do- -do- Thenkarai 111 -do- -do- Devanallur melur 112 -do- -do- Velevan Kudiyiruppu 113 -do- -do- Devanllur kilur 114 -do- -do- Adidravidar Colony 115 -do- -do- Perumalkulam 116 -do- -do- Pothaisuthi 117 -do- Sengalakurichy Udayadithattu 118 Ambasamudram Malayadipudur Malayadipudur 119 -do- -do- Vadakkumavadi 120 -do- -do- Therkumavadi 121 -do- -do- Melamavadi 122 -do- -do- Mavadi 123 -do- Kovilammalpuram Annanagar 124 -do- -do- Nadu Salaipudur 125 -do- -do- Kila Salaipudur 126 -do- -do- Mela Salaipudur 127 -do- -do- Kuttuvankulam 128 -do- -do- Kamaneri colony 129 -do- -do- Uthayamarthandaperi 130 -do- Thalavaipuram Rajapudur 131 -do- Puliyurkurichy Kilakattalai I 132 -do- Seevalaperi Seevalaperi 133 -do- -do- Ramakrishnapuram 134 -do- -do- S.N.Pallivasal Sl.No Name of the Taluk Name of the Panchayat Name of the Village 16 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 135 Rathapuram Therkku Valliyur Vadalivilai 136 -do- -do- Kalanthapanai 137 -do- -do- Subramaniapuram 138 -do- -do- Karunyapuram 139 -do- -do- Rajalingapuram 140 -do- -do- Pudur 141 -do- -do- Duraisamypuram 142 -do- -do- Rosemiapuram 143 -do- Alwarkurichi Kila Alwarkurichi 144 -do- -do- Savathur 145 -do- -do- Vembaditheru 146 -do- -do- Parumbu 147 -do- -do- Kalyanipuram 148 -do- -do- Kilachettikulam 149 -do- -do- Melachettikulam 150 -do- -do- Parumbu keelur 151 -do- -do- Senganallur 152 -do- Vikkiramasingapuram Meenakshipuram 153 -do- -do- Ramalingapuram 154 -do- -do- Arunachalapuram 155 -do- -do- Agastiyarpuram 156 -do- -do- Kottavilaipatty 157 -do- -do- Sankarapandipuram 158 -do- -do- Kondaipaiyanpatty 159 -do- -do- Pasukidaivilai 160 -do- -do- Kila Gandhinagar (Ambalavanapuram) 161 -do- -do- Mettu thangammankoil 162 -do- -do- Kattapulitheru 163 -do- -do- Vaithilingapuram 164 -do- -do- Pandrimadasamykoil Theru 165 -do- -do- Kamarajarpuram 166 -do- -do- Gnaniarthoppu 167 -do- -do- Ayyanarkulam 168 -do- -do- Georgepuram 169 -do- -do- Vadamalaisamudram 170 -do- -do- Mudaliyarpatty 171 -do- -do- Dana 172 -do- -do- Pothigai nagar 173 -do- -do- Melakottaram Sl.No. Name of the Taluk Name of the Panchayat Name of the Village TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 17 174 Rathapuram Vikkiramasingapuram Pothigaiyadi 175 -do- -do- Anavan kudiyiruppu 176 -do- -do- Thiruppaniapuram 177 -do- -do- Karaiyar Kanikudiyiruppu 178 -do- -do- Servalar Kanikudiyiruppu 179 -do- Manimutharu Thiruppathiyapuram 180 -do- -do- Annanagar 181 -do- -do- Mela Ermalpuram 182 -do- -do- Kila Ermalpuram 183 -do- -do- Aladiyur 184 -do- -do- Chettimedu 185 -do- -do- Vembaiapuram 186 -do- Kallidaikurichy Kamarajar nagar 187 -do- -do- Melmuga nadar theru 188 -do- -do- Kilmuga nadar theru 189 -do- -do- Therukku Puthutheru 190 -do- -do- Vadakku Puthutheru 191 -do- -do- Attuthattai theru 192 -do- -do- Kottaivilai 193 -do- -do- Karambai 194 -do- Ambasamudram Subramaniapuram 195 -do- -do- Rehman Colony 196 -do- Cheranmadevi Sathyamurthy Colony 197 -do- -do- Ambethkar Colony 198 -do- -do- Mavadi 199 -do- -do- Annanagar Arunthathiyar Colony 200 -do- -do- Munaisekaran kudiyiruppu 201 -do- -do- Malligai Nagar 202 -do- Pathamadai Pathamadai 203 -do- -do- Gandhi Nagar 204 -do- -do- M.G.R. Nagar 205 -do- Veeravanallur Puthu Ammankutti Colony 206 -do- Kalakkadu Vadamalai Samudram 207 -do- -do- Kamarajarpuram 208 -do- -do- Manjuvilai 209 -do- -do- Kilapathai 210 -do- -do- Ambethkar Nagar 211 -do- -do- Melakaruvelankulam Sl.No. Name of the Taluk Name of the Panchayat Name of the Village 18 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 212 Rathapuram Kalakkadu Kilakaruvelankulam 213 -do- -do- Thambithoppu 214 -do- -do- Nagankulam 215 -do- -do- Kudiltheru 216 -do- -do- Jagajeevanpuram 217 -do- -do- Kalungadi 218 -do- -do- Melapathai 219 -do- -do- Moongiladi 220 -do- -do- Kakkan Nagar 221 -do- -do- Atrankarai Theru 222 -do- -do- Koilpathu 223 -do- -do- Chidambarapuram I 224· -do- Thirukkurungudy Kilakattalai II 225 -do- -do- Puthu Theru 226 -do- -do- Melanambithoppu 227 -do- -do- Nambithoppu 228 -do- -do- Salai Theru 229 -do- -do- Magiladi 230 -do- -do- Levanchipuram 231 -do- -do- Magiladi Naduvur 232 -do- -do- Magiladi Kilur 233 -do- -do- Kurungudy 234 -do- -do- Thenkarai 235 -do- -do- Nambithalaivan Pattayam 236 -do- -do- Ramanujam Pudutheru 237 -do- -do- Avaranthalai 238 -do- Vadakku Valliyur Kesavaneri 239 -do- -do- Shanmugapuram 240 -do- -do- Nandagopalasamudram & Kolathukudiyiruppu 241 -do- -do- Visuvasapuram C.V.SANKAR, Principal Secretary to Government . 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