How musth of a wild elephant hit tourism prospects in Athirappally-Vazhachal corridor

Subject :Environment

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A wild elephant in musth has literally paralysed the tourism prospects of the Athirappilly-Vazhachal-Malakkappara sector, a popular tourist corridor in central Kerala.
Kabali, otherwise a reasonably calm elephant, is behaving violently as it is at the peak of its musth (a periodic state of the bull elephant characterized especially by aggressive behavior and usually connected with the rutting season).
The elephant has been spotted in the Parambikulam, Vazhachal, Sholayar and Malayattur forest areas.

Chalakudy River-

It originates in the Anamalai region of Tamil Nadu and is joined by its major tributaries Parambikulam, Kuriyarkutti, Sholayar, Karapara and Anakayam in Kerala.
The river flows through Palakkad, Thrissur and Ernakulam districts of Kerala.
It is the 4th longest river in Kerala and one of very few rivers of Kerala, which is having relics of riparian vegetation in substantial level.
A riparian zone is the interface between land and a river or stream. Plant habitats and communities along the river margins and banks are called riparian vegetation, characterized by hydrophilic plants.
It is the richest river in fish diversity perhaps in India as it contains 85 species of freshwater fishes out of the 152 species known from Kerala only.
The famous waterfalls, Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls, are situated on this river.
It merges with the Periyar River near Puthenvelikkara in Ernakulam district.