Silent Valley National Park, the 89.52 sq.km park the Kunthipuzha flows through before joining the Bharathapuzha

Background

Silent Valley National Park lies 40 km northwest of Mannarkkad in Palakkad district.
The district administration describes the 89.52 sq.km national park as the sole surviving bit of evergreen forest in the Sahya Ranges.
A peculiarity of the Silent Valley forest is that it is even devoid of the chirping of cicadas.
Vehicular transport is possible only up to Mukkali, nearly 24 km from the park, and the rest of the way to the source of the Kunthipuzha has to be covered on foot.
The Kunthipuzha flows through the valley before merging into the Bharathapuzha River.
The permitting authority is the Asst. Wildlife Warden, Silent Valley National Park, Mukkali.
By road the park is 55 km from Palakkad, 100 km from Pollachi in Tamil Nadu and 97 km from Thrissur.