UDHAGAMANDALAM: In a bid to improve vigilance inside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris, two more watch towers are being erected in the area.
"Works for the two new watch towers are nearing completion. One is being erected near a water body at Mavanallah and the other at Nir Hallah, adjacent to Karnataka border," Rajiv K Srivastava, Field Director, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, told TOI.
The watch tower at Mavanallah will also serve the purpose of watching migratory birds which visit the dam near Mavanallah during season, according to Srivastava. Another tower near the Karnataka border will be used to observe the migration of carnivores and other animals.
Already, there are 5 towers inside the reserve. "Together, the towers will help keep vigil over a larger area and help detect the movements of wild animals," said the official.
According to the official the new towers, built at the cost of `10 lakh, will be completed by end of March.
The 312 sq km Mudumalai tiger reserve is home to at least 40 tigers and nearly 900 Asian elephants besides a wide variety of wild life and vegetation.
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