Nayak said, “We went to the hillocks after visiting Kalakaleshwar, Nagendragad, Bhairapur and other places. We saw a mini desert at Talakad some time ago. But this one is different in many ...

Arittapatti in Melur block, which the Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board (TNBB) has proposed to declare a ‘Biodiversity Heritage Site’ (BHS), is surrounded by seven hillocks. The hillocks are not ...

At a time when the young and middle-aged are hitting gymnasiums only to shed the extra baggage or gain ideal physique, two senior citizens of the city are trekking up the hillocks in and around ...

According to locals, the excavators cut the hillocks in these areas at night and take the soil away on trucks, leaving the roads dusty. This also creates inconvenience for people living on the ...

Arittapatti, a cluster of seven hillocks near Melur in Madurai district which is home to rare birds including 20 species of birds of prey, raptors and a variety of flora and fauna, is likely to be ...