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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. (511)

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ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION OF “CAUVERY SOUTH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY” IN KRISHNAGIRI AND DHARMAPURI

DISTRICTS UNDER THE WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972

[G.O. Ms. No.193, Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.5), 7th November 2022,

ஐÁபÒ 21, ĀபÐĉĄ, ÖĉவÈčவÄ ஆ¾Ă-2053.]

No.II(2)/ECCF/584(b)/2022.

WHEREAS, the reserve forest areas of Anchetty taluk in Krishnagiri district and Pennagaram and Palacode taluks in

Dharmapuri district, as specifi ed in the Schedule is located between the Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu and

the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in the State of Karnataka. The area has adequate ecological, faunal, and fl oral signifi cance

and needs management as Wild Life Sanctuary for protecting and conserving wildlife, habitat and to mitigate human elephant

confl ict;

AND WHEREAS, the area which measures 686.406 sq.km in extent, is an important elephant habitat in Southern India

and is critical for a large number of riverine species dependent on River Cauvery. Reserve forests specifi ed in the Schedule

form a unique ecosystem of the Cauvery basin and constitutes the last forested low-lying stretches of the Cauvery River

before it enters the Stanley Reservoir;

AND WHEREAS, the area specifi ed in the Schedule is a large, contiguous network of Protected Areas, enabling

uniform legal status and protection along both the banks of the River Cauvery for a stretch of over 50 kilometers.

This landscape maintains further continuity to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve through Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary,

Billigiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve of Karnataka, Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and Erode Forest Division of

Tamil Nadu;

AND WHEREAS, the area specifi ed in the Schedule is large and has two important elephant corridors identifi ed namely,

the Nandimangalam-Ulibanda Corridor and the Kovaipallam–Anebiddahalla Corridor located in the area;

AND WHEREAS, the area specifi ed in the Schedule is rich in biodiversity with not less than 35 species of mammals

and 238 species of birds. Some of the animals such as Leith’s Soft-shelled turtles, Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Smooth-coated

Otter, Marsh Crocodile, Four-horned Antelope, Lesser Fish Eagle etc., are almost exclusively dependent on the Cauvery River

and its riverine forest ecosystem. They are also red-listed and in urgent need of focused conservation eff orts and protection

of their habitat;

AND WHEAREAS, successful tiger conservation in adjacent contiguous areas such as Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife

Sanctuary and Bannerghatta National Park in Karnataka has created a spillover eff ect and Tigers have begun to occupy this

traditional ranges where they had been locally extinct for a few decades. The forest areas of this Sanctuary are part of the

same landscape and enhanced protection and habitat improvement will lead to recovery of prey base and the area can support

tigers once again as it had in the past. It will also support the conservation of leopard and other red-listed large carnivores;

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TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 26-A of the Wild Life

(Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, having considered that the area, declared as

reserved forests under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1882) the boundaries of which are specifi ed in

the Schedule below, is of adequate ecological, faunal, fl oral, natural and zoological signifi cance, for the purpose of protecting,

propagating and developing Wildlife and its environment, hereby declares that the areas specifi ed in the Schedule below,

shall be a Sanctuary, with eff ect on and from 08.11.2022.

Tඐඍ Sඋඐඍඌඝඔඍ.

(1)

Name of the Districts

:

Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri

(2)

Name of the Taluks

:

(a) Anchetty taluk in Krishnagiri district

(b) Pennagaram and Palacode taluks in Dharmapuri district

(3)

Name of the Sanctuary

:

Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary

(4)

Area of the Sanctuary

:

68,640.613 Hectare or

686.406 Square Kilometer

DETAILS OF RESERVED FORESTS

Sl.

No.

Name of the reserved forest

Total extent of Reserved Forest

(in hectares)

Extent of Sanctuary after

excluding roads (in hectares)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

I. Krishnagiri district :

1

Kesthur reserve forest

5,855.460

5,855.460

2

Addition to Kesthur reserve forest

145.680

145.680

3

Kesthur Extension reserve forest

2,574.210

2,574.210

4

Manchugondapalli reserve forest

365.485

365.485

5

Bilikkal reserve forest

5,433.310

5,429.440

6

Urigam reserve forest

3,231.010

3,221.608

7

Mallahalli reserve forest

4,034.001

4,034.001

8

Thaggatti reserve forest

4,341.470

4,341.361

9

Ulibanda reserve forest

3,241.530

3,238.680

10

Ulibanda Extension reserve forest

62.580

62.580

11

Ubrani reserve forest

4,831.950

4,830.069

12

Natrampalayam reserve forest

4,986.941

4,981.590

13

Biligundlu Extn – II reserve forest

58.980

58.980

14

Biligundlu reserve forest

6,092.138

6,088.281

15

Woddapatty reserve forest

2,557.620

2,554.840

Total Extent in Krishnagiri District

47,812.365

47,782.265

II. Dharmapuri District:

16

Woddapatty (Part)

3,046.170

3,046.170

17

Gootyrayan (Part)

6,666.860

6,666.860

18

Morappur reserve forest

7,816.190

7,816.190

19

Kasaraguli reserve forest

3,290.940

3,284.608

20

Kasaraguli extension reserve forest

44.520

44.520

Total Extent in Dharmapuri district

20,864.680

20,858.348

Total Extent of the Sanctuary

68,677.045

68,640.613

BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

West.-Starting from the Northern most point of Kesthur extension reserve forest at the Karnataka – Tamil Nadu Interstate

boundary, the boundary of the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary runs generally towards south along the western boundary

of Kesthur Reserve forest, till it meets river Cauvery at the south western corner of Kesthur Reserve forest.

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South.- Thence, from the south western corner of the Kesthur reserve forest, the boundary runs along the interstate

boundary along the river Cauvery towards east, along the southern boundaries of the Kesthur reserve forest, Bilikkal reserve

forest, Mallahalli reserve forest, Natrampalayam reserve forest and Woddapatty reserve forest of Krishnagiri district until it

meets the Anebeddhamaduvu stream that runs from Woddapatty reserve forest of Krishnagiri district into Woddapatty reserve

forest of Dharmapuri District and boundary continues in south east along the river line of the Anebeddhamaduvu stream

in Woddapatty reserve forest of Dharmapuri district until the Anebeddhamaduvu stream joins Chinnar river at Woddapatty

reserve forest of Dharmapuri District.

East.- Thence, the boundary runs generally in a North Easterly direction along the Woddapatti reserve forest of Dharmapuri

District along Chinnar River passing through the eastern boundaries of Woddapatti, Gootirayan, Morappur, Kasaraguli reserve

forests and from the north eastern end point of Kasarguli reserve forest, it turns north westerly directions and continues along

northern boundary of Kasarguli reserve forest, Kasarguli Extn reserve forest until it meets the North Eastern boundary of

Tholuvabetta Extension reserve forest of Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary.

North.- Thence, the boundary starts from inter district boundary where Tholuvabetta Extension Reserve forest of Cauvery

North Wildlife Sanctuary of Krishnagiri district meets Kasarguli reserve forest of Dharmapuri District in their northern most

point and runs southernly along the western boundary of Morappur reserve forest of Dharmapuri district and Guthirayan

reserve forest (part) of Dharmapuri division until it joins the north eastern end point of Biligundlu reserve forest and runs

along the northern and western boundary of Biligundlu reserve forest until it joins the Natrampalayam reserve forest.

Thence it continues in a north westerly direction along the eastern boundary of Natrampalayam reserve forest and along

the eastern boundary of Ubrani reserve forest near Shesharajapuram. Thence it continues in a northerly direction along the

eastern boundary of Ubrani reserve forest until it meets the Anchetti village near Tamasenapalli. Thence, it continues along

the northern boundary of Ubrani reserve forest and thence along the eastern boundary of Ulibanda reserve forest, until it

reaches the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka interstate boundary. Thence it continues in a southernly direction along the interstate

boundary and follows the western boundary of Ulibanda reserve forest. Thence, it continues along the northern boundary of

Thaggatti reserve forest and along the eastern boundary of Urigam Reserve Forest in a North westernly direction until the

Tamil Nadu Karnataka interstate boundary. Thence the boundary follows the Interstate boundary until it reaches the

starting point.

EXCLUSIONS.-

The following roads, paths and enclosures shall be excluded from the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary:-

1. Roads and Paths.

Sl.

No.

(1)

Roads and Paths

(2)

Length

(in kilometer)

(3)

Width

(in meters)

(4)

Starting from (With Geo coordinates)

Up to (with Geo coordinates)

I.

Krishnagiri District:

(i)

Poomarathukuzhi village

(Natrapalaiyam enclosure)

Lat

:

12.23247^o N

Long

:

77.73437^o E

Border of Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri

districts.

(Natrapalaiyam and Woddapatti RFs)

Lat

:

12.15660^o N

Long

:

77.74946^o E

10.840

7.50

(ii)

Eethakinaru (EttakKinoru) village

(Natrapalaiyam enclosure)

Lat

:

12.2628^o N

Long

:

77.7809^o E

Kempakerai (Kempakerai) village

(Biligundla RF)

Lat

:

12.26675^o N

Long

:

77.81958^o E

6.429

6.00

(iii)

Anchetti village

Lat

:

12.33885^o N

Long

:

12.69095^o E

Thaggati village

(Ubrani and Hulibanda RFs)

Lat

:

12.32298^o N

Long

:

77.65866 ^o E

5.465

6.00

(iv)

Thagati village

Lat

:

12.33399^o N

Long

:

77.63988^o E

Urigam (Urigam RF) village

Lat

:

12.32241^o N

Long

:

77.62232 ^o E

5.410

6.00

(v)

Athinatham cross road

Lat

:

12.33841^o N

Long

:

77.62584^o E

Athinatham village via Jodikere (Urigam RF)

Lat

:

12.30591^o N

Long

:

77.63878^o E

5.610

6.00

(vi)

Athinatham cross road

Lat

:

12.33841^oN

Long

:

77.62584^o E

Uduparane (Uduparani) village (Urigam RF)

Lat

:

12.34827^o N

Long

:

77.61300^o E

2.200

6.00

(vii)

Urigam village

Lat

:

12.31635^o N

Long

:

77.60257^o E

Bilikal village (Urigam RF)

Lat

:

12.31877^o N

Long

:

77.59330^o E

1.850

6.00

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Sl.

No.

(1)

Roads and Paths

(2)

Length

(in kilometer)

(3)

Width

(in meters)

(4)

Starting from (With Geo coordinates)

Up to (with Geo coordinates)

(viii)

Bilikal village

Lat

:

12.31993^o N

Long

:

77.59418^o E

Muthikarai village (Urigam RF)

Lat

:

12.32519^o N

Long

:

77.59404^o E

0.600

6.00

(ix)

Attinatham village

Lat

:

12.28761^o N

Long

:

77.64797^o E

Noorunthusamimalai village (Thaggati RF)

Lat

:

12.28634^o N

Long

:

77.64858^o E

0.182

6.00

(x)

Bilikal village

Lat

:

12.28276^o N

Long

:

77.55996^o E

Belpatti (Bayilpatti) village (Bilikal RF)

Lat

:

12.31750^o N

Long

:

77.58387^o E

6.450

6.00

(xi)

Sulagunda village

Lat

:

12.40140^o N

Long

:

77.64375^o E

Hulibanda (Ulibanda) village(Ulibanda RF)

Lat

:

12.42215^o N

Long

:

77.64291^o E

2.420

6.00

II.

Dharmapuri district:

(xii)

Thimmalanmedu village

Lat

:

12.29153^o N

Long

:

77.94362^o E

Kotturmalai village (Kasaraguli RF)

Lat

:

12.27708^o N

Long

:

77.94182^o E

2.136

7.50

(xiii)

Seenkadu village

Lat

:

12.31487^o N

Long

:

77.92456^o E

Alakattu village via Erimalai (Kasaraguli RF)

Lat

:

12.31720^o N

Long

:

77.88472^o E

6.307

7.50

* All Geo co-ordinates are shown in Degree decimals (DD. DDDDD^o) format and in World Geodetic System 1984.

2. ENCLOSURES.-

Sl. No.

(1)

Name of enclosures

(2)

Name of the reserved forests

(3)

I.

Krishnagiri District

(1)

Natrampalayam, Gerhatti

Biligundlu, Natrampalayam, Ubrani, Anchetty

(2)

Athinatham

Thaggatti, Urigam

(3)

Noorundusamimalai, Sivapuram

Thaggatti, Urigam

(4)

Udubarani

Urigam

(5)

Chikkabetta

Ubrani

(6)

Bilikkal

Bilikkal, Urigam

(7)

Urigam

Kesthur Extension, Kesthur, Bilikkal

(8)

Nandipuram

Bilikkal, Mallahalli, Urigam

(9)

Manjukondapalli, Belpatti, Kesthur

Bilikkal, Manjukondapalli

(10)

Biligundulu

Natrampalayam

II.

Dharmapuri District

(11)

Kotturmalai

Morappur, Kasaraguli and Kasaraguli Extension

(12)

Vethlaikkal

Goottyrayan

(13)

Kuntikal

Morappur, Kasaraguli and Kasaraguli Extension

(14)

Erimalai

Morappur, Kasaraguli and Kasaraguli Extension

(15)

Alagatta

Morappur, Kasaraguli and Kasaraguli Extension

(16)

Morappur Temple land

Morappur

SUPRIYA SAHU,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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