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TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 272] CHENNAI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 Purattasi 4, Vijaya, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2044 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. (272) [ 1 ] ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT DECLARATION OF KODAIKANAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, KODAIKANAL, PALANI AND PERIYAKULAM TALUK, DINDIGUL AND THENI DISTRICT AS RESERVED FOREST UNDER THE TAMIL NADU FOREST ACT.
[G.O. Ms. No. 143, Environment and Forests (FR.5), 20th September 2013, ¹ó†ì£C 4, Müò, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2044.]
No. II(2)/EF/723(c)/2013.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 26-A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, having considered that the area declared as reserved forest under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1882), the boundaries of which are specified in the Schedule below is of adequate ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural and zoological significance for the purpose of protecting, propagating and developing wildlife and its environment hereby declares that the said area as a Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary on and from the 20-09-2013.
THE SCHEDULE
1. Name of the District : (1) Dindigul District and
(2) Part of Theni District.
2. Name of the Taluks : (1) Kodaikanal
(2) Palani
(3) Periyakulam
3. Name of Wildlife Sanctuary : Kodaikanal Wildlife Sancturay.
4. Area in extent : 60895.482 hectares or
608.95 Sq.Km as detailed in the Annexures.
2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ANNEXURE – I Name of the District Dindigul, Name of the Taluk Palani, Extent 18463.44 hectares.
Serial Name of the Area Area Area Area Area after Number reserved forest Extent in excluded excluded excluded exclusion hectares for for Roads for in tourists in Leased hectares site in hectares out in hectares hectares.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1 Kudhiraiyar 4344.53 — — — 4344.53 2 Oliyanuthu 1761.25 — — — 1761.25 3 Poombarai Vilpatty 7165.45 — 13.0 — 7152.45 4 Velancombai 67.59 — — — 67.59 5 Andipatti 5155.42 — — 17.80 5137.62 Total 18494.24 — 13.0 17.80 18463.44 BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION North.-Starting from the northern most junctions of the Anamalai reserved forest and Andipatti reserved forest. Thence, the boundary runs generally towards east along the northern and eastern boundary of the Andipatti reserved forest till it meets the Kudhiraiyar River and then cuts across and generally runs along northern and eastern boundary of Andipatti reserved forest till it meets the Pachaiyar River and then cuts across and runs along northern boundary of Kudhiraiyar reserved forest till it meets northern boundary of Oliyanuthu reserved forest. Thence, it runs along northern boundary of Oliyanuthu reserved forest till it meets northern boundary of Poombarai Vilpatti (PV) valley reserved forest; thence, it runs along northern boundary of Poombarai Vilpatti valley reserved forest till it meets western boundary of Velancombai reserved forest, thence it runs along western, northern and eastern boundary of Velancombai reserved forest, till it meets northern boundary of Poombarai Vilpatti valley reserved forest; thence, it runs along northern boundary of Poombarai Vilpatti valley reserved forest till it meets north east corner of Poombarai Vilpatti valley reserved forest (Southern side of road near Kannadipermal Koil at 9.2 km).
East.-Thence, the boundary runs generally towards south along the eastern boundary of the said Poombarai Vilpatti valley reserved forest till it meets the Gundar River and then cuts across and runs along eastern boundary of the said Poombarai Vilpatti valley reserved forest till it meets the south east corner of said Poombarai Vilpatti valley reserved forest.
South.- Thence, the boundary runs generally towards west along the southern and western boundary of the said Poombarai Vilpatti valley reserved forest till it meets southern boundary of Oliyanuthu reserved forest; thence, it runs towards west along the southern boundary of said Oliyanuthu reserved forest till it meets south east corner of Kudhiraiyar reserved forest; thence, it runs towards west along the southern and eastern boundary of said Kudhiraiyar reserved forest till it meets northern boundary of Samikanal reserved forest; thence, it runs towards south west along the northern boundary of Samikanal reserved forest till it meets southern boundary of said Kudhiraiyar reserved forest; thence it runs along southern boundary of Kudhiraiyar reserved forest till it meets the Kudhiraiyar River and then cuts across and runs along southern boundary of said Kudhiraiyar reserved forest till it meets the district boundary of Thiruppur and Dindigul districts.
West.-Thence, the boundary runs generally towards north along the district boundary of Thiruppur and Dindigul districts till it meets the southern boundary of said Andipatti reserved forest; thence the boundary runs towards west along the southern boundary of said Andipatti reserved forest till it meets south west corner of said Andipatti reserved forest; thence, the boundary runs towards north along the western boundary of said Andipatti reserved forest till it meets the starting points through Ellaigundu Rock (1250 m).
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 3 ANNEXURE – II Name of the District Dindigul, Name of the Taluk Kodaikanal, Extent 24051.084 hectares .
Serial Name of the Extent in Area Area Area Area after Number reserved forest hectares excluded excluded excluded exclusion for for Roads for hectares tourists hectares Leased site out hectares hectares.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1 Gundar Valley 1809.04 0.76 1.5 0 1806.78 2 Gundar Valley Extension 2228.39 7.50 15.2 72.009 2133.681 3 Ampth Hill Down 12583.00 172.75 17.72 0.367 12392.163 4 Kookal 346.01 0 0 0 346.01 5 Poombarai 6.83 0 0 0 6.83 6 Shengalvarayar 1816.35 0 0 3.73 1812.62 7 Karungalthonimedu 1134.47 0 0 0 1134.47 8 Amburuvi 3543.86 0 5.76 0 3538.1 9 Kilanavayal 226.37 0 0 0 226.37 10 Samikanal 655.66 0 1.60 0 654.06 Total 24349.98 181.01 41.78 76.106 24051.084 BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION North.-Starting from the north west corner of Kokkal reserved forest. Thence the boundary runs generally towards east along the northern boundary of Kokkal reserved forest and towards south along the eastern boundary of Kokkal reserved forest till it meets northern boundary of Ampt hill Downs reserved forest; thence, it runs towards east along northern boundary of Ampt Hill Downs reserved forest till it meets south west corner of Samikanal reserved forest; thence, it runs towards north along the western boundary of Samikanal reserved forest and towards north east along the northern boundary of Samikanal reserved forest till it meets southern boundary of Kudthiraiyar reserved forest.
East.-Thence, the boundary runs generally towards south along the eastern boundary of Samikanal reserved forest till it meets the eastern boundary of Ampt Hilll Down reserved forest; thence it runs along the eastern and northern boundary of Ampt Hill Downs reserved forest till it meets north west corner of Poombarai reserved forest; thence it runs along the northern boundary of Poombarai reserved forest till it meets western boundary of (Umaiyar Block reserved forest) Gundar valley extension reserved forest; thence, it runs along the northern and eastern boundary of the said Gundar valley extension reserved forest till it meets northern boundary of Shengalvarayar reserved forest; thence, it runs along the northern and eastern boundary of said Shengalvarayar reserved forest till it meets northern boundary of Karungal Dhonimedu reserved forest; thence, it runs along the northern and eastern boundary of said Karungal Dhonimedu reserved forest till it meets south east corner of said Karungal Dhonimedu reserved forest.
South.-Thence, boundary runs generally towards west along the southern boundary of said Karungal Dhonimedu reserved forest till it meets eastern boundary of Amburuvi reserved forest; thence, it runs along the southern boundary of said Amburuvi reserved forest till it meets southern boundary of Ampt Hill Downs reserved forest; thence, it runs along southern boundary of Ampt Hill Downs reserved forest till it meets south west corner of Ampt Hill Downs reserved forest (Pambadi Shola Malai (2425 M).
West.-Thence, boundary runs generally towards north along the western boundary of Ampt Hill Down reserved forest till it meets Kadavarai Kanavai; thence, it runs towards south east along eastern boundary of Ampt Hill Down reserved forest till it meets Uruman Kanavai; thence, it runs towards east along the northern boundary of Ampt Hill Down reserved forest till it meets Tuppiyan Kanavai; thence, it runs towards north along the western boundary of Ampt Hill Down reserved forest till it meets south east corner of Kilanavayal reserved forest; thence, it runs along southern, western and eastern boundary of Kilanavayal reserved forest till it meets western boundary of Ampt Hill Down reserved forest; thence, it runs towards north along the western boundary of Ampt Hill Down reserved forest till it meets south west corner of Kookal reserved forest; thence, it runs towards north along the western boundary of Kokkal reserved forest till it meets the starting point.
4 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ANNEXURE – III Name of the District Dindigul and Theni, Name of the Taluks Kodaikanal and Periyakulam, Extent 18380.958 hectares .
Serial Name of the Extent in Area Area Area Area after Number reserved forest hectares excluded excluded excluded exclusion for for Roads for hectares tourists hectares Leased site out hectares hectares.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1 Unjalnachi 208.82 0 0.36 — 208.46 2 Palani Hills Southern 5042.69 0 50.65 0.56 5255.91 Slope East +264.43 3 Mulaiyar 959.94 0 0 0 959.94 4 Pambar 1710.14 2.00 1.148 13.619 1693.373 5 Perumalmalai 2598.04 0 15.55 0.58 2581.91 6 Arunkanal 493.51 0 2.38 1.075 490.055 7 Adukkam 2277.29 0 3.50 4.00 2269.79 8 Maruthanadiyar 1983.39 0 3.60 0 1979.79 9 Kaduguthadi 149.33 0 0.60 0 148.73 10 Murugamalai 2794.27 0.43 0.84 0 2793.00 Total 18481.85 2.43 78.628 19.834 18380.958 BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION North.-Starting from the north west corner of Pambar reserved forest. Thence, the boundary runs generally towards east along the northern boundary of Pambar reserved forest till it meets western boundary of Adukkam reserved forest; thence, it runs along northern and eastern boundary of Adukkam reserved forest till it meets western boundary of Palani Hill Southern Slope reserved forests near Sanniyasi malai (1319 m); thence, it runs towards north along the western boundary of Palani Hill Southern Slope reserved forests till it meets south west corner of Perumalmalai reserved forest; thence it runs along western boundary of Perumalmalai reserved forest till it meets Perumalmalail Peak (2234 m); thence, it runs towards south west along northern boundary of Perumalmalai reserved forest till it meets western boundary of Mulaiyar reserved forest;
thence, it runs towards north east along northern boundary of Mulaiyar Reserved forest till it meets north east corner of Mulaiyar reserved forest.
East.-Thence, the boundary runs generally towards south along the eastern boundary of Mulaiyar reserved forest till it meets north east corner of Arankanal reserved forest; thence, it runs along eastern boundary of Arankanal reserved forest till it meets north west corner of Kadugutadi reserved forest; thence, it runs along northern and eastern boundary of Kadugutadi reserved forest till it meets northern boundary of Marudanadiar reserved forest; thence, it runs along northern and eastern boundary of Marudanadiar reserved forest till it meets north east corner of Palani Hill Southern Slope reserved forests; thence, it runs along eastern boundary of Palani Hill Southern Slope reserved forests till it meets Manturai odai.
South.-Thence, the boundary runs generally towards west along the southern boundary of Palani Hill Southern Slope reserved forests till it meets Manjal Ar and then cuts across and then runs along southern boundary of Palani Hill Southern Slope reserved forests till it meets northern boundary of Murugamalai reserved forest; thence, it runs along the northern, eastern, southern and western boundary of Murugamalai reserved forest till it meets the trijunction of Palani Hill Southern Sloper reserved forests, Adukkam Reserved forest and Murugamalai reserved forest (near Kaludai Kanavay); thence, it runs along southern boundary of Adukkam reserved forest till it meets eastern boundary of Pambar reserved forest; thence it runs along southern boundary of Pambar reserved forest till it meets Kumbakkarai falls.
West.-Thence, boundary runs generally towards north along the western boundary of Pambar reserved forest till it meets starting point.
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 5 ANNEXURE – IV Details of Tourist Areas Excluded from Wildlife Sanctuary Division—Kodaikanal Serial Tourism spots Name of reserved forests Area in hectares Number
(1) (2) (3) (4) KODAIKANAL DIVISION 1 Caps valley Gundar Valley 0.25 2 Moir Point Gundar Valley 0.50 3 Silent Valley Gundar Valley 0.01 Total Gundar Valley 0.76 4 Pillar Rock Gundar Valley Extension 1.00 5 Pine Forest Gundar Valley Extension 0.50 6 Guna Cave Gundar Valley Extension 6.00 Total Gundar Valley Extension 7.50 7 Berijam Lake Ampt Hill Down 86.30 8 Berijam Staff Quarters Ampt Hill Down 3.45 9 Mannavanur Lake Ampt Hill Down 83.00 Total Ampt Hill Down 172.75 10 Kumbakkarai Falls Pambar 2.00 11 Paramasivan Koil Murugamalai 0.43 Total 183.44 ANNEXURE – V Details of Roads and Paths Excluded from Wildlife Sanctuary Serial Name of Road Name of Length Width Proposed Area Number Reserved of of width of excluded Forest Road Road road to be for road Remarks excluded (in for further hectares) expansion
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1 Palani – Perumalmalai Poomparai - 13.0 Km 5.5 m 10.0 m 13.00 Bus Route Road Vilpatti 2 Paniyaraparai to Berijam Gundar valley 9.00 Km 5.00 M — 1.5 Forest Road 3 Poomparai to Krishnan Gundar Valley 6.00 Km 5.00 M 6m 3.6 Bus Route Kovil Extension 4 Moirpoint to Gundar Gundar Valley 4.00 Km 4.00 M 6 m 2.4 Bus Route Extension 5 Moirpoint to Paniyaraparai Gundar Valley 5.00 Km 4.00 M — 2.0 Forest Road Extension 6 Observatory to Kosan Gundar Valley 5.00 Km 5.00 M 6 m 3.0 Bus Route Road Extension RF 6 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 7 Pambarpalam to Moirpoint Gundar Valley 7.00 Km 6.00 M — 4.20 Bus Route Extension Gundar Valley Total 15.20 Extension 8 Krishnan Kovil to Vettuvarai Ampthil down 2.00 Km 5.00 M — 1.0 Bus Route 9 Kaikatti to Kookalpirivu Ampthil down 7.40 Km 5.00 M 6m 4.44 Bus Route 10 Kookalpirivu to Ampthil down 5.00 Km 5.00 M — 2.5 Bus Route Thalvukad Asam 11 Kookalpirivu to Ampthil down 2.80 Km 5.00 M 6 m 1.68 Forest Road 12 Grassland to Athupalam Ampthil down 1.00 Km 5.00 M 6m 0.60 Bus Route 13 Mannavanur to Berijam Ampthil down 9.00 Km 5.00 M — 4.50 Forest Road 14 Paniyaraparai to Berijam Ampthil down 9.00 Km 5.00 M — 3.00 Forest Road Ampthil down Total 17.72 15 Kumbakkarai to Agamalai Amburuvi 2 Km 9 m — 1.80 Foot path 16 Kumbakkarai to Chinnur Amburuvi 2.4 Km 9 m — 2.16 Foot path 17 Kumbakkarai to Periur Amburuvi 4 Km 4.5 m — 1.80 Foot Path Amburuvi Total 5.76 18 Kookal to Puthur - Samikanal 3.20 Km 5.00 M — 1.6 Bus Route Poomparai 19 Kumbarakadu to Pulathur Unjalnatchi 0.80 Km 6 Feet(1.8 m) 3m 0.24 Ha Bus Route 20 Kumbarakadu to Unjalnatchi 0.40 Km 6 Feet(1.8 m) 3m 0.12 Ha Bus Route Sethukanal Unjalnatchi Total 0.36 21 Ghat Road – Kodaikanal Palani Hills 25.00 Km 40+6=46 20 m 50 Bus Route to Ganguvarpatti Southern Feet Slope (13.8 m) 22 Mulaiyar to Vilangulam Palani Hills 0.36 Km 6 Feet 1.8m 0.65 Only foot Southern (1.8 m) path to Slope enclosure Palani Hills Total 50.65 Southern Slope East 23 Kumbakkarai to Vellagavi Pambar 4.8 Km 1.8 m — 0.86 Foot Path 24 Fairy Falls Pambar 1.00 Mile 6 Feet — 0.288 Foot Path
(or) or 1.8m
1.60 Km Pambar Total 1.148 Serial Name of Road Name of Length Width Proposed Area Number Reserved of of width of excluded Forest Road Road road to be for road Remarks excluded (in for further hectares) expansion
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 7 25 Pannaikadu to Kodaikanal Perumalmalai 6 Mile 20 Feets 15 m 14.4 Bus Route
(or) or 6 m
9.60 Km 26 Perumalmalai to Perumalmalai 1.0 Mile 24 Feets — 1.15 Forest Road Samaikattu Pallam (or) or 7.2m
1.60 Km Perumalmalai Total 15.55 27 Pannaikadu to Geronium Arunganal 4.60 Km 10 Feet 3m 1.38 Ha Forest Road (3m) 28 Pannaikadu to Arunganal 2.00 Km 15 Feet 5m 1.0 Ha Bus Route Ethiroli Parai (4.5m) Arunganal Total 2.38 29 Kumbakarai – Selumbu Adukkam 5.00 Km 7.50 M 15 m 3.50 Bus Route to Adukkam 30 Kaduguthadi RF Boundary Maruthanadiyar 6 Km 5.5 m 6 m 3.60 Bus Route to Pannaikadu 31 Kaduguthadi puthur Kaduguthadi 1.0 Km 5.5 m 6 m 0.60 Bus Route to Perumparai 32 Kannimar Combai Kanavai Murugamalai 2.8 Km 1.0 m — 0.28 Foot Path to Simmaraya Perumal koil 33 Endapuli Route Murugamalai 2.0 Km 1.0 m — 0.2 Foot Path 34 Devadanappatty to Murugamalai 2.0 Km 1.8 m — 0.36 Foot Path Paramasivam Koil Murugamalai Total 0.84 Grand Total 133.408 ANNEXURE – VI Details of Leased Area Excluded from Wildlife Sanctuary Serial Name of reserved forest Name of the project User Agency Area diverted Number (in hectares)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1 Andipatty Kuthiraiar Reservoir Public Works 17.80 Project Department 2 Gundar Valley Extension Golf Ground Golf Club, Kodaikanal 53.57 3 Gundar valley extension Laying pipe line Tamil Nadu Water 0.079 and Drainage Board 4 Gundar Valley Extension Research Station Tamil Nadu 18.36 Agricultural University Gundar Valley Extension Total 72.009 Serial Name of Road Name of Length Width Proposed Area Number Reserved of of width of excluded Forest Road Road road to be for road Remarks excluded (in for further hectares) expansion
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 8 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 5 Ampthill Down Laying Pipe Line Tamil Nadu Water 0.367 and Drainage Board 6 Shengalvarayar Golf Ground Golf Club, Kodaikanal 3.73 7 SSRF Laying fibre cable Bharat Sanchar Nigam 0.56 Limited 8 Pambar Electric line Electricity Board 13.619 9 Perumalmalai Laying fibre cable Bharat Sanchar 0.24 Nigam Limited 10 Perumalmalai Laying pipe line Tamil Nadu Water 0.34 and Drainage Board Perumalmalai Total 0.58 11 Arunkanal Police Repeater Station Police Department, 1.075 Government of Tamil Nadu 12 Adukkam Adukkam Road District Rural 4.0 Development Agency, Dindigul Grand Total 113.74 MOHAN VERGHESE CHUNKATH, Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
Serial Name of reserved forest Name of the project User Agency Area diverted Number (in hectares)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU