Pampadum Shola National Park | पम्पाडुम शोला राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
Why in News? | चर्चा में क्यों?
Pampadum Shola National Park, once heavily affected by invasive Australian wattle, is witnessing restoration of native grasslands and streams.
Pampadum Shola National Park, जो पहले invasive Australian wattle से heavily affected था, अब native grasslands और streams की restoration देख रहा है।
Location | स्थान
The national park is located in the eastern part of the southern Western Ghats in Kerala.
national park Kerala में southern Western Ghats के eastern part में स्थित है।
Smallest National Park of Kerala | केरल का सबसे छोटा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
Pampadum Shola is the smallest national park in Kerala and lies close to the border with Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.
Pampadum Shola Kerala का smallest national park है और Tamil Nadu के Dindigul district की border के close स्थित है।
Declaration | घोषणा
It was declared a national park in 2004.
इसे 2004 में national park घोषित किया गया था।
Shola-Grassland Ecosystem | Shola-Grassland Ecosystem
It represents the southernmost shola-grassland mosaic of the Western Ghats, one of the world's ancient mountain systems.
यह Western Ghats के southernmost shola-grassland mosaic को represent करता है, जो world's ancient mountain systems में से एक है।
Palani Hills | पलानी हिल्स
The park forms part of the Palani Hills landscape extending towards Vandaravu Peak.
park Palani Hills landscape का हिस्सा है जो Vandaravu Peak की ओर extend करता है।
Ecological Connectivity | पारिस्थितिक संपर्क
The landscape provides ecological connectivity between Eravikulam National Park and the Palani Hills region, supporting movement of wildlife.
landscape Eravikulam National Park और Palani Hills region के बीच ecological connectivity provide करता है और wildlife movement को support करता है।
Rainfall | वर्षा
Pampadum Shola receives substantial rainfall from the Northeast Monsoon.
Pampadum Shola को Northeast Monsoon से substantial rainfall प्राप्त होती है।
Topography | स्थलाकृति
The terrain is undulating with hills of varying heights. Elevation ranges roughly from 1,600 to 2,400 metres.
terrain varying heights वाली hills के साथ undulating है। Elevation लगभग 1,600 से 2,400 metres के बीच है।
Flora | वनस्पति
The park consists of unique shola forests mixed with grasslands and patches of tropical montane forest. It is rich in medicinal plants, orchids, ferns and other native species.
park में unique shola forests, grasslands और tropical montane forest patches पाए जाते हैं। यह medicinal plants, orchids, ferns और other native species से rich है।
Fauna | जीव-जंतु
Notable fauna include Nilgiri marten, Kerala laughingthrush and black-and-orange flycatcher.
notable fauna में Nilgiri marten, Kerala laughingthrush और black-and-orange flycatcher शामिल हैं।