Eco tourism : Silent Valley National Park Mannarkkad , Palakkad , Kerala
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Silent Valley National Park Mannarkkad is a small town in Palakkad district of Kerala . Silent Valley , an ancient history of evolutionary and ecosystem , is 66 kilometres away from here . This is one of the largest taluks in Kerala . This place is 40 km from Palakkad District Headquarters .
The valleys of the rivers Kunthipuzha and Bhavanipuzha are the core part of the Silent Valley National Park . One cannot visit this place like other tourist centres as it is a place of extreme ecological importance . We can enter the Silent Valley only after getting advanced permission from the Forest Department .
Permission for this should be obtained from the Forest Department office in Mukkali , Palakkad . Eco tourist activities are going on here under the censorship of Forest Department . The forest department itself is arranging accommodation facilities for the tourists . Silent Valley was named Sairandri Forest . Silent Valley is said to have been named because of the sound of beetles .
This name is said to have originated from the scientific name of the lion-tailed monkey found in the Silent Valley forest . Silent Valley is home to countless creatures . In ecosystems ranging from 2200 meters high to 500 meters high , it has been found to contain orchids , rare plant species and fish that have never been seen anywhere else in the world . Forest sightings can be between 9am to 3:30pm . By 3:30pm it will be dark inside the forest with heavy snow .
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