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Posted: 13 Nov 2015

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Western Ghats

Western Ghats
Kudremukha receives an average annual rainfall of 7000 mm, largely due to the forest types of mainly evergreen vegetation that can be found here.


Madhav Gadgil Report on Western Ghat




www.cppr.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Gadgil-report.pdf
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Western Ghats of India. Along the seaward slopes of the Western Ghat mountains, extending the length of the peninsular India, is a zone of tropical forest covering about 17,000 square kilometers. It is home to 4,000 known plant species, of which 40 percent are endemic. The pressure from the expanding local populations is intense, and clearing for timber and agriculture has been rapid. About a third of the cover is gone already, and the remainder is disappearing at a rate of 2-3 percent a year. - page 410
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