Question 59
MediumOriginal questionSilent Valley National Park, saved from a hydroelectric dam by a public campaign in the 1970s and 1980s, is in
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Silent Valley is a tropical rainforest in the Nilgiri hills of Kerala's Palakkad district.
Protests against a planned dam on the Kunthipuzha river led to it being declared a national park in 1984.
- Concept
- Silent Valley
- Typical timeTypical
- 60 s
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