News: In a first, girl from tribal community in Kalvarayan Hills earns her seat in IIT.
About Kalvarayan Hills
- Location: They are a major range of hills situated in the Eastern Ghats of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
- Acting as a watershed: Along with the Pachaimalai, Javadi, and Shevaroy hills, they separate the Kaveri River basin to the south from the Palar River basin to the north.
- Height and spread: The hills range in height from 2000 feet to 3000 feet and extend over an area of 1095 square kilometers.
- Divisions: The Kalrayans are divided into two sections —
- The northern section, referred to as the Chinna (“little”) Kalrayans, having a average height of 2700 feet.
- The southern section, called the Periya (“big”) Kalrayans having an average height of 4000 feet.
- Vegetation: Scrubs (up to 400 metres), deciduous forests (between above 800 metres), Sholas (on isolated plateaus)
- Waterfalls: Megam Falls and Periyar falls
- Dam: Gomukhi dam
- Tribes: The primary tribal community inhabiting the Kalrayan Hills is the Malayali (Malaiyali) tribe.
