The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved the creation of the fifth tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu.

The Establishment of tiger reserve will help in the protection of the wildlife and it will also rejuvenate the river the Vaigai by protecting the origins of the river in the tiger reserve.

• The tiger reserve will surround the Meghamalai and the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel wildlife sanctuaries within it.
• The approval was given in the backdrop of the demand by the environmental activists.
• The tiger reserve will spread to 1.48 lakh hectares of land comprising of the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary, Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary and Tirunelveli Wildlife Sanctuary.