Question

what is the main aim of silent valley movement​

Answer 1

An evergreen tropical forest called Silent Valley is located in Kerala, India's Palakkad district. A social initiative called Save Silent Valley attempted to safeguard this area. In order to prevent the Silent Valley from being submerged by a hydroelectric project, it was founded in 1973 by an NGO run by teachers and the Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP). In 1985, the valley was designated Silent Valley, National Park.

Silent Valley Movement:

• The Silent Valley Movement was a protest against the government to preserve Silent Valley, an evergreen tropical forest in Kerala, India's Palakkad district.
• It was developed in 1973 to safeguard the Silent Valley Reserve Forest from being flooded by a hydroelectric project.
• Because they thought there weren't any loud Cicadas in the area, the British gave it the moniker "Silent Valley."
• A significant river, the Kuntipuzha, travels 15 kilometers southwest of Silent Valley.
• It was born in Silent Valley's verdant, lush trees.
• The Kunthipuzha River in Sairandhri was chosen as the optimal site for energy production in 1928.
• The British government initially decided to construct a dam across the river, which rises in the forest.
• The Kerala State Electricity Board undertook a study and reconnaissance of the area in 1958, and a hydroelectric project was suggested (KSEB).

Silent Valley's importance:

1. Numerous endangered bird and animal species can be found in the valley.
2. 16 bird species were recognized by Birdlife International as being threatened or restricted in Silent Valley.
3. The largest of all wild cattle, the gaur, is one of the creatures found in the valley.
4. Silent Valley is home to at least 34 different mammal species, some of which are endangered.
5. Here, 400 kinds of moths and more than 128 species of butterflies can be found.

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