TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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CHENNAI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Thai 26, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2052

Part II—Section 2

Notiﬁ cations or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

II-2 Ex. (73)

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ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT

DECLARATION OF SRIVILLIPUTHUR GRIZZLED SQUIRREL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND MEGAMALAI

WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AS “SRIVILLIPUTHUR MEGAMALAI TIGER RESERVE’’ THE WILD LIFE

(PROTECTION) ACT 1972.

[G.O.Ms. No. 14, Environment and Forests (FR.5), 8th February 2021,

ij 26, rh®tç, ÂUtŸSt® M©L-2052.]

No. II(2)/EF/79(h)/2021.

In exercise of the powers conferred under 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, hereby declares the area, the boundaries of which are speciﬁ ed in the Schedule

below, as a Tiger Reserve on and from 08-02-2021.

Tඐඍ Sඋඐඍඌඝඔඍ

Name of the Project Tiger

Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve.

Name of the Districts

Virudhunagar, Madurai and Theni.

Name of the Taluks

Rajapalayam, Srivilliputhur, Peraiyur,

Uttamapalayam, Usilampatti and Andipatti.

Forest Divisions

Srivilliputhur Division and Megamalai Division.

Areas of the Forest Blocks

Furnished below

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Core Zone

Area

(Hectares)

Buﬀ er Zone

Area

(Hectares)

Srivilliputhur Reserve Forest

12640.33

Srivilliputhur Reserve Forest

4817.55

Khansapuram Reserve Forest

77.94

Khansapuram Reserve Forest

160.54

Saptur

15601.84

Unnipathimalai Reserve Forest

222.75

Seithur Reserve Forest

5910.62

Saptur

6618.57

Seithur Additional Reserve Forest

28.23

Seithur Reserve Forest

1606.22

Erasakkananickanur Reserve Forest (Part)

3616.58

Kollankondan –I

77.00

Megamalai Reserve Forest

17710.809

Kollankondan-II

57.90

Dhonikaradu Reserve Forest (Part)

563.58

Kollankondan –III

43.76

Poovathikaradu Reserve Forest

380.740

Megamalai Reserve Forest

4737.1

Surulipatty Reserve Forest

1732.500

Gandamanur East Reserve Forest

10774.31

Pandarathurai Reserve Forest

15.540

Soolapuram Reserve Forest

299.52

Koothanathci Reserve Forest

523.780

Elumalai Reserve Forest (part)

1386

Vannathiparai Reserve Forest

4177.24

Anamalayanpatti Reserve Forest

90.83

Boothakaradu Reserve Forest

442.89

Koothanathci Reserve Forest

292.38

Kappuvamadai Reserve Forest

240.84

Melagudalur Reserve Forest

522.75

Vannathiparai Reserve Forest

1942.6

Poomarajapuram

17.09

Myladumparai Reserve Forest

4252.08

Erasakkanaykanur Exten.

3.37

Ganthigramam

71.346

Total extent

64186.21

37470.92

Total core area

: 64186.21 ha

Total Buﬀ er area

: 37470.92 ha

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Total Extent of the

Tiger Reserve:

101657.13 ha or 1016.5713 sq. km

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6. Boundary description:

North

Madurai Territorial Forest Division

East

Virudhunagar and Madurai Districts Revenue areas.

South

Tirunelveli Forest Division and Periyar Tiger Reserve (Kerala State).

West

Theni District Revenue areas, Theni Territorial Forest Division and partly Periyar Tiger Reserve.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Admitted Rights

(i)

The National Highway Road NH 220 Connecting Theni and Kerala

State boundary Kottayam (6 kms).

(ii)

State Highway Road from Thenpalani to Maharaja Mettu Road

connecting Chinnmanuur and Private Estates (Kerala State boundary)(40kms).

(iii)

Estate Road connecting Maharaja Mettu - Irvuagalaru – Upper

Manalaru- (16 Kms) in Chinnamanur Range.

(iv)

State highway from Manjanoothu to Vellimalai connecting Kadamalaigundu to Kerala

State boundary - (36 Kms).

(v)

A EB Road from Kumuli to Forebay Dam -3.8 kms.

(vi)

A Road connecting Tholu and Mudanari – 7 Kms. (3 kms Municipal

Road and 4 kms EB Road)

(vii)

An EB Road connecting EB colony to 12th Anchor Road – 6 kms.

(viii)

A Road from Reserve Forest boundary to Sasthakoil in Devaiar beat

Rajapalayam Range – 1.9 Kms.

(ix)

A forest road connecting Mallapuram in Madurai District and Mayiladumparai in Theni District

laid in Mallapuram beat of Saptur Range (5.0 Kms).

(x)

A PWD road connecting from Forest boundary to Kovilar Dam

Watrap beat-III of Watrap Range (0.48 Kms).

(xi)

MFP Collection: Tribal People living in hamlets viz., Ayyanarkoil, Shenbagathoppu, Athikoil,

Thaniparai, Vinobanagar and Valliammai Nagar are assigned 4955 ha of Reserve Forest areas

for collection of Minor Forest Produce for their bonaﬁ de purpose (Core area – 1089.32 ha

and Buﬀ er area 3865.68 ha) as per resolution passed in District Level Committee as per

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.

(Central Act 2 of 2007).

SANDEEP SAXENA,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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