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Ooty |
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FACTS & FIGURES |
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Area |
11 Sq. Km |
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Altitude |
1938 mts |
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Rainfall |
279 cm |
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Introduction |
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This famous hill station in the Nillgiri Hills was founded by the British in the
early part of the 19th century to serve as the summer headquarters of the Madras
government. Until about two decades ago, 'Snooty' Ooty resembled an unlikely combination
of southern England and Australia: single-storey stone cottages, bijou fenced flower
gardens, leafy, winding lanes, and tall eucalypt stands covering the otherwise barren
hilltops.The other main reminders of the British period are the stone churches,
the private schools, the Ooty club, various maharajas' summer palaces and the terraced
botanical gardens.
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Governments Botanical
Gardens |
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The garden aquire an area of 22 acres.There is surprisingly a fossil tree trunk
of 20 million years. The garden consists of varieties of tree species, variety of
ferns, fashioned beds laid out in an Italian style, grass carpet, multi coloured
flowering plants, house ferns and orchids and nurseries. This garden is certainly
going to take tourist's mind. Annual flower show is held here in May every year.
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Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
In the luxuriantly forested foothills of the Nilgiri, this 321 sq. km sanctuary
is part of a much larger reserve (3000 sq km ) which includes Bandipur and Wynad
in neighbouring Karnataka and Kerala. The larger reserve ranges in vegetarian from
semi-evergreen forests to swamps and grasslands. In Mudumalai, the mostly dense
forest is home to chital, gaur, tiger, panther, wild boar and sloth bear. Heavy
rain is common in October and November and the park may be closed during the dry
season.
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HOW TO REACH |
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Road : |
The state bus companies all have reservation offices at the bus stand, most open
daily from 9 am to 5.30 pm. |
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Rail : |
The miniature railways is the best way to get here. Departures and arrivals at Mettupalalyam
usually connect with Chennai. |
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