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
The Tamil Nadu Environment and Forests Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 199, Environment and Forests (FR.5), dated 13 August 2012, declaring the scheduled core and buffer areas as the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, and G.O. Ms. No. 200, Environment and Forests (FR.5), dated 13 August 2012, concerning the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. G.O. Ms. No. 199 supersedes the earlier Environment and Forests Department notifications published on 27 June 2007 and 31 December 2007.
What the notifications cover
The Tamil Nadu Environment and Forests Department notifications identify critical tiger habitat and buffer areas under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The supplied text gives the complete declaration and schedule for the Anamalai Tiger Reserve and begins the separate notification and schedule for the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
The core or critical tiger habitat is described as an area to be kept inviolate for tiger conservation, without affecting the rights of Scheduled Tribes or other forest dwellers. The buffer or peripheral area requires a lesser degree of habitat protection and is intended to support wildlife and human coexistence, while recognising local livelihood, developmental, social and cultural rights.
Anamalai Tiger Reserve
G.O. Ms. No. 199, Environment and Forests (FR.5), dated 13 August 2012, declares the scheduled area as the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on the recommendation of the Tiger Conservation Authority.
Key details are:
- The reserve covers parts of Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Dindigul districts.
- The listed taluks are Pollachi, Valparai, Udumalpet, Palani and Kodaikanal.
- The critical tiger habitat is 958.59 square kilometres.
- The buffer area is 521.28 square kilometres.
- The total tiger reserve area is 1,479.87 square kilometres.
- The buffer includes reserve forests and revenue villages or hamlets within the described limits.
- The buffer is placed under the control of the Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Pollachi.
The schedules list reserve forests, revenue villages and hamlets and provide boundary descriptions. Listed places include Mannavanur, Kookkal, Poondi, Periammapatty, Andipatty, Kallapuram, Manupatty, Jallipatti and Angalakurichi.
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
G.O. Ms. No. 200, Environment and Forests (FR.5), dated 13 August 2012, concerns the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Nilgiris District, within Udhagamandalam and Gudalur taluks. The supplied extract identifies a critical tiger habitat of 321 square kilometres and records approval for a buffer area of 367.59 square kilometres.
Who should check the schedules
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in the named districts, taluks, villages or hamlets should compare the property location with the listed areas and boundary descriptions. The supplied text does not set out a property sale procedure, fee or transaction approval process.
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Common questions
Is every property in Pollachi, Valparai, Udumalpet, Palani or Kodaikanal inside the Anamalai Tiger Reserve?
The notification identifies particular scheduled areas, reserve forests, revenue villages, hamlets and boundaries within those taluks. A property must be checked against the schedules and boundary description rather than relying only on the taluk name.
How large is the Anamalai Tiger Reserve under G.O. Ms. No. 199?
The notification states a critical tiger habitat of 958.59 square kilometres and a buffer area of 521.28 square kilometres, making a total of 1,479.87 square kilometres.
Does the Anamalai buffer include revenue villages and private patta areas?
The buffer description includes revenue villages and hamlets within the specified area and refers to Revenue Panchayat Patta area in Kodaikanal Division.
Does the supplied text specify a fee or approval process for buying land in the buffer area?
No. The supplied text identifies tiger reserve areas, boundaries, forests, villages and hamlets, but does not state a property transaction fee or approval process.
