The name Mathikettanof Mathikettan National Park originates from the Tamil termexactlysense 'mind confuse', such as the nativepublics say that one disremembers the routeas soon as he move in the park.

Fauna

Elephants which stopoverMathikettan shola from the MunnarPartitionturn intolocked between the Bodinayakkanur and Kottamalairegions. This is because ofreservedformations on the northerlycross of Mathikettan, as well as despoiledwoodlands and socialclearances on the southern sideways in ranges of ChinnamanurWoodlandpooped in Gudalur range.

The regionin the Mathikettan Shola National Park has shares of the Cardamom Peak Reserve, which was previouschartered out for cultivated area. The shoal area was acknowledged a National Park simplyin recent times to defendsporadicenvironmental, faunal, flowery and topographicalprosperity and its atmosphere. The Park is neighboring by further National Parks like Eravikulam and Pampadum Shola National Park.

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History

This area was alerted as a Reserve Woodland by the Travancore Government in 1897. Portion of the property, earlier to becoming a national park, had been rented for the creation of Cardamom. It was confirmed a National Park on Nov 21, 2003 to defend its environmental, faunal, wreathed and biological wealth and its atmosphere.Mathikettanregion is portion of the Cardamom Hummock Reserve (CHR) reported in the Travancore Government journal 24th August 1897, in which the region was created as a Reserve Woodlandunderneath section 18 of Regulation II of 1068. The regulator over the plotrespites with the Incomesection and tree progression with the Forest section. Though in 2002 , Government have moved 1281.7419 hectares of plot to the administrative controller of Forest department allowing for the exclusivewildlife of the Shola woods in Mathikettan and its position as an elephant passageway. The previous State Wildlife Advisory Board has also suggestedannouncing the region as a National Park. The Government consequentlyacknowledged (Govt. order GO (MS) 50/2003 F&WLD dated 10th October 2003 ) arange of 1281.74 hectares in UdumbancholaTaluk, PooparaRural communityIdukkilocality as a National Park for shielding its environmental, faunal, flowered and biologicalaffluence and its atmosphere.

Best Time To Visit-Detailed Information

Weather remains pleasant all the year apart from rainy season.

Distance From - National Park

Madurai Airport and Cochin International Airport are the two neighboring airports. Kottayam Railway Station is the closestrailhead. Housingservices are accessible at Poopara Village.

How To Get There

Mathikettan Shola can be draw near from PooparathroughMunnar, on the Munnar - KumilyMain road. Similarly one can graspPoopara on the IdukkipaththroughKothamangalam. The bordering airports are Madurai Airport and Cochin International Airport. Kottayamrailhead is the adjacent railway station. Accommodation facilities are obtainable at Poopara.

Things To Do In - National Park

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Accommodation

If someone isstay inMathikettan Shola National Park, one could consider Guesthouses, Recourses, Campsites, Hotels in Madurai, India

Weather

North East Monsoon

North east rainsjumps in October & remains till November. As well-known as Fading Rains, thiswet season reveals rumbling & lightening with denserain. The weather obviously ruins warm & moist. Normal rainfall through this period is 450 - 500 mm.

Winter

The classic winter period can be practiced in the mount locations of Kerala. Winter timetwitches in November & finishes by mid-February. The hotness in the hill tops regularly dropsless 10°C through this period, whereas other portions sustain upper heat through winter time. Kerala also obtains the lower most rain through mid winters.

Summer

Summer commonly twitches by the finish of February &lasts till end of May. Summertime's showed by littlerain, relatively greater hotness & moist climate. Even through the top of summer, the hotness doesn’t fly over 40°C. The period also display sunpredictable showers along with noise & allaying.

South West Monsoon

South west downpour is the core rains period in Kerala, which provides a discontinuity from the summer temperature. Kerala being the major state to get the rains, witnesses hugerain. The slants of Western Ghats are largely knockout by this wet season & rain remains for months. The period commonly finishes by end of September. The normal rain water in this time is 2,250 - 2,500 mm.

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