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The Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, IndiaAbout
The Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park is a proposed Protected area in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu State South India. The Park will be an upgrade and expansion of the Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary being established in 2008. The Palani Hills are formed of pre-Cambrian gneisses, charnockites and schists; they are among the oldest mountain ranges in India. It is surrounded to the north, east and south by the Deccan Plateau formed later in the massive Deccan Traps eruption 65 million years ago. There are many waterfalls throughout the Park which are popular tourist attractions. Some of the prominent falls associated with the park.
