Silent Valley is home to many rare species like the Lion-tailed Macaque and Ceylon Frogmouth. Being untouched by man, it also contained many unaltered gene pools kep intact since time immemorial. The Government of Kerala, in a moment of recklessness, decided to destroy these pristine forests by building a hydro-electric project to generate a fefw megawatts of power.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/silent-valley-isnt-silent-anymore
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gangadharan-menon
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/hornbill
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/silent-valley-np
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-hotspots
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/silent-valley-hp
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/audiovisuals
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
