TNPSC Thervupettagam

India's first Mahouts Village

May 29 , 2025 7 hrs 0 min 84 0
  • For the first time in India, 44 houses have been built for the elephant's Mahouts, which is called the Mahouts Village in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Theppakadu Elephant Camp.
  • The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris district has a forest area of 681 square kilometres.
  • The Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve was established during the British era.
  • Theppakadu Elephant Camp is the oldest elephant camp in Asia.
  • This elephant camp currently has 27 elephants.
  • No state has ever built houses for the elephant herders in the elephant camps in India.

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