Salem

Salem is a city and a municipal corporation in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Salem is the fifth largest city in Tamil Nadu in terms of population, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Tiruchirappalli respectively, and fourth in terms of urbanization. Salem and the hilly regions around it were part of the Chera Dynasty and the city was ruled by kings known as the Kurunila Mannargal of ancient Tamil Nadu. The Kongu region was ruled by a series of twenty eight kings before being conquered by the Cholas of Tanjore.

HILL RANGES
YERCAUD

Yercaud is a hill station in Salem District, in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Shevaroys range of hills in the Eastern Ghats;  It is situated at an altitude of 1515 metres (4970 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in Yercaud is the Servarayan temple, at 5,326 feet (1,623 m). It is so named owing to the abundance of trees categorised as a forest near the lake, the name signifying Lake Forest.As a popular tourist destination, Yercaud is also called as Jewel of the South. Yercaud is as enchanting and picturesque as the hill stations on the eastern ghats and trekking here can be one of the most pleasurable experiences.

SHEVAROY HILLS

The Servarayans are detached low mountain range, of the Eastern Ghats System. They cover an area of 400 square kilometres (99,000 acres), with plateaus from 4,000–5,000 feet (1,200–1,500 m) above sea-level.The Servarayan hills have several old coffee plantations, and a sanatorium.The major areas of tourist interest are the Yercaud Orchidarium of the Botanical Survey of India, and the old coffee estates.

CAUVERY RIVER

The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal.



WILD LIFE & BIRDS

• Bear
  
• Two toed sloth
• Star tortoise
• Parrots
• Pigeon
• Parakeet
• Pea fowl
• Egret
• Ruddy-breasted Crake
• Black Bittern
• Grey pelican
• grey heron
• Elephants