{"id":10970,"date":"2026-08-27T13:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10970"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:20:24","slug":"sathyamangalam-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sathyamangalam-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forest department has resolved the drinking water crisis that had persisted for decades in a tribal hamlet within the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode district, under the &#8216;Project Elephant&#8217; scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>state of Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is nestled at the junction of <\/span><b>the Eastern and the Western Ghats<\/b> <b>in the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nbr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is contiguous with the <\/span><b>Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Bandipur Tiger Reserve (Karnataka), and BR Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Karnataka).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The terrain is hilly and undulating with altitude ranging between 750 m and 1649 m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly has <\/span><b>subtropical and dry.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some of the prominent rivers in the region include <\/span><b>the Bhavani, Moyar, and Noyyal rivers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tribal Communities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is home to several indigenous tribal communities, including the Irula and Kurumba tribes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of sout<\/span><b>hern tropical dry thorn forests, mixed deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, and riparian forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>includes teak, sandalwood, bamboo, Terminalia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Albizia, alongside medicinal plants and shrubs that support both wildlife and local communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The major species are Elephant, Tiger, Panther, Sloth bear, Gaur, Black Buck, Spotted deer, Wild boar, Black napped hare, Common langur Nilgiri langur, Striped neck mongoose, and Bonnet macaque.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/tamil-nadu\/2026\/Aug\/26\/decades-long-water-crisis-at-tribal-hamlet-finally-resolved-under-project-elephant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. 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