WESTERN GHATS

Western Ghats

The Western Ghats are amongst the oldest mountain ranges in the  Indian sub continent,strech1440 km from north of Mumbai(Bombay),across Maharashtra,Goa,Karnataka,Kerala,Thamilnadu,to the southern most tip of  the Indian peninsula at Kanyakumari. The mountains, average elevation of 1000m, rain fall 6000mm, are covered with tropic and temperate evergreen forest.

These stunted evergreen forests are found in discreet patches in the matrix of grassland mostly in valleys and on the eastern slopes of the mountains. These mountains are the source of all major rivers in south India, includes Cavary, Krishna and Periyar.

These mountains are home to a number of tribal groups. They also form a diverse biological and ecological haven. They have 27%of all India’s flowering plants and 60%of medicinal plants and an incredible array of endemic wild life. It considers as one of the most important pristine forest and mountain areas left in Asia.