SILENT VALLEY- THE GLORIOUS YEARS

1847- The title to the Silent valley was given 1914:- The forest of the Silent Valley area was notified as reserved forest 1928-29: The location at Sairndhri on Kunthi puzha was identified for power generation 1958 KSEB proposed a 120 MW hydel power project costing INR 17 crore 1979: Government of Kerala passed an enactment viz Silent valley protection area 1984: on 15 th November, the Silent Valley forests were declared as a National Park 1985: On 7 th September, the Silent Valley National Park was formally inaugrated by sri Rajiv Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India 1988: On 16 th May The Silent Valley National Park was constituted as a seprate Division 2007: On 11th June a Buffer zone of 148 Sq KM added to Silent Valley National Park
Prof: John Kurakar