Mukurthi National Park is a protected area located in the western corner of the Nilgiris this park was created to protect the keystone species the N ilgiri Tahr. The park is occupied by the green grassland and shrubland mixed with sholas in a high altitude area of high rainfall with near freezing temperature and high …
The 150th anniversary of the formation of Nilgiris district was celebrated in Udhagamandalam. Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC) conducted a candle lighting ceremony at St Stephen’s Church in Ooty on Wednesday. It was during that time in the year 1868 that J W Breeks, the district’s first commissioner assumed office at the Public Offices. However on …
Ooty Golf Course is situated in the town of Ooty in Tamilnadu. The Golf course is at an altitude of about 7200feet it is under the control of Gymkhana club in Ooty. The Golf course extends over 193.56acres and contains 18 holes. The Golf club was formed by Colonel Fane Sewell the secretary of the …
Adam’s fountain is a public display fountain which is located in Charring cross Ooty. It was built in the year 1886 as a memorial to the Governor of Ooty who was very famous during that time period. The full cost of the fountain is between 13,000 to 14,000 which was given as a fund from …
Babu Rajasekaran wields a machete as he meets us around 30km from Ooty down the slopes adjoining Mukurthi National Park. He will be there escorting Organic strawberry. He is very much intrested in producing organic strawberry in the organic manner in large number. Rajasekaran is 35 years old and is a graduvated IT professional who …
Ooty Municipality seems to be in a good motive that to keep the city neat and tidy because of the hilly retreat. It has implemented door to door garbage collection in all 36 wards and also it has added 8 new garbage collection vans. Which works on the high engine power to cope with difficult …
Nilgiri Mountain Railway(NMR) are taking various steps to make the travel of their passengers are very convenient and safe they put on lot of effort to gain a great profit in their recent times efforts have been paved off NMR has altred more 25 year old coach with latest cool transformation for the passengers to …
Flower show is the one of the famous part of the Ooty. The first flower show was organised in 1896 by the chariman of Nilgiris and also by the collector of Nilgiris. Then the Government has taken over the control of flower show from Agir horicultural society in the year 1980. The flower show attracts …
Researches and conservationists continue to study the reasons for two species of vultures found in Nilgiris most of them are abandoning one of their prime nesting in Sigur plateau since 2016, The researches have seen increase in nesting activity along the slopes of Ebbanad and Kodanad indicating that the birds have found a new place …
The Government Botanical Garden is located in Udhagamandalam(Ooty) which was laid out in the year 1848. The garden was divided into several sections around 55 hectares and it lies on the lower space of Doddadbetta peak. The garden is maintained by the Government of Tamilnadu Horiculture Department. It lies between 2250-2500 metres above sea level. …