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Jun 25, 2022 • 8 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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#TamilNadu often seen as a flat/plain state. But TN has the highest land area above 1000m and 2000m height in south India also in "Non-Himalayan" India. TN has 5312sqkm area above 1000m height, 875sqkm land area above 2000m. At the same time, 85% the state lies below 500m. 1/7
Tamil Nadu also has highest number of people living above 2000m in Non-Himalayan India. But when we add Himalayan state, old J&K (incl PoK) has ~1,41,000sqkm area situated above 4000m height😯. Arunachal, Himachal, Uttarakhand all has huge land area above 4000m height. 2/7
#TamilNadu also ecologically a diverse state, with marine reserve, diverse forest type from every green forest to thorny scrub, wetlands/mangroves, coral reeves, rich sand-dunes, large delta. It has 4 sea coast each with unique character, 17 bird sanctuaries. 3/7
After Himalaya, many animals named after Nilgiri hills. Nation's first Bio-sphere reserve & marine reserve of are from #TamilNadu. Some species named after Nilgiri's are
Nilgiri langur
Nilgiri Marten
Nilgiri Tahr
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Nilgiri Wood Pigeon
Source-inaturalist.org 4/7
Nilgiri Blue Robin
Nilgiri Laughing Thrush
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Nilgiri Pipit
Nilgiri Sholakili
Nilgiri Thrush
Nilgiri forest lizard
Hemiphyllodactylus nilgiriensis
subdoluseps nilgiriensis
Zakerana nilagirica
Nilgiri Round-eyed Gecko
Nilgiri Burrowing Snake
5/7
Alcis nilgirica
Nilgiri Danio
Nilgiris Dubuis
Nilgiri keelback
Nilgiri Palm Squirrel
Nilgiri Four-Ring
The Nilgiri tit
Nilgiri Tiger
Fragaria nilgerrensis
Nilgiri Climbing Rose
Nilgiri Clouded Yellow..etc
Let us protect our Bio diversity and topography #Nilgiris 6/7
TN is known for its flora(plant) diversity(comes in top-4) & Amphibian diversity. With important bio-diversity spots like Nilgiris, Anamalai, Agastiyamalai, Meghamalai, Palani hills & Eastern ghats. All this in very high population density with less than 1/3 per capita water 7/7
The conclusion is, we live a diverse state that is worth protecting not just for us but also it has something to offer for entire world. As a region that is much below world average economic prosperity, we have lot to go forward but need to find a balance to protect what we have

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