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Kunthipuzha river
Kunthipuzha river
Silent Valley, Kerala, 14 March 2009
Camera :  NIKON D200
Shutter-speed :   1/400 sec
Aperture :   f 7.1
Exposure Mode :   Aperature Priority
ISO :   200
Exposure Compensation :   0 EV
Flash :   No Flash
Focal Length :   14 mm
There was a proposed dam on this Kunthipuzha river which if not for the supreme court ruling and the environmental movement in Kerala would have submerged critical habitat of the Lion-tailed Macaques. After a strong campaign by the Save Silent Valley group in the 80s, the idea of dam was shelved