Amarambalam

Amarambalam or T.K.Colony is a forest village near Nilambur town and conjoins Silent Valley National Park. The area is 265.72 km2. Altitude rises sharply from 40 to 2,554 m.New Amarambalam Reserved ForestThe New Amarambalam Reserved Forest is noted for 10 species of threatened or restricted bird species including: lesser adjutant, white-rumped vulture, Nilgiri wood-pigeon Malabar parakeet Malabar grey-hornbill, white-bellied treepie, grey-headed bulbul, rufous babbler, white-bellied blue-flycatcher and crimson-backed sunbird.Villages and Suburbs Thondiyil and Koottampara Naripoyil, Thottekkad and Pookkottumpad Chettippadam, Pariyangad and Pottikkallu Thelpara, Antonykkadu and T.K.Colonyhttp://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nilambur-maoist-malayalam-news-1.1529750Naxalite threatIn November, 2016, three naxalites were killed near Karulai in an encounter with Kerala police. Naxalite leader Kappu Devaraj from Andhra Pradesh is included in the list of killed in the incident. Villages like Mundakkadavu, Kalkullam and Uchakkulam near Karulai are threatened by Naxalite attacks. Naxalites visit the locality regularly and ask for food and shelter from the tribals. The police are also combing the area regularly but have not arrested any naxalites. On 27 September 2016, there was firing between the Maoists and the Kerala police in this area and no one was injured in this incident.