Illegal Farming in Wenlock Downs

Over 100 hectares of the total expanse of 1,500 hectares of the last remaining grasslands in the Wenlock Downs of Nilgiris is being slowly eroded by Todas and Kotas.

This is because many of the Todas and Kotas have leased the “forest lands” to non-tribals in exchange for a small fee.
There is also the question of the Forest Rights Act in this area, as to whether it would supersede the rights acknowledged under the Toda Patta lands, or whether it offers additional protection.

Wenlock Downs

Wenlock Downs Reserve Forest is a crucial wildlife corridor, as it allows wildlife from the Sigur plateau to make their way up to the upper Nilgiris.
The landscape is also one of the last remaining patches of Shola and grasslands in the entire Nilgiris other than Mukurthi National Park.

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Source: TH

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