Tamil Nadu's fifth tiger sanctuary, Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve, will help revive the Moola Vaigai, the source of Vaigai in the high altitudes within the area for the reserve carved out from Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Theni, wildlife experts say.

They also said the reserve, which the state is preparing to open, would create many job opportunities.

The new reserve will be created by carving out 50,000 hectares of forest area from Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Theni and 47,000 hectares from the adjoining Grizzled Giant Squirrel Sanctuary in Srivilliputhur, foresters said. It will be the second largest tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu, next only to Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (1.4 lakh hectares)..............Read more

Source: The Times of India