Tirunelveli

January 17

Tirunelveli:


Classification of Land regions and its applicability in the district of Tirunelveli:

The Tamil literature classifies the land on the earth into five regions. They are ,

(1) the Mountains or hills region,

(2)The Forest region,

(3)The Plains,

(4)The Sea and seashore and

(5) The Deserts.

The Mountains or hill areas are known as "Kurinji", the forests as "Mullai", the plains as "Marutham", the sea and the seashore as "Neithal" and the deserts as "Paalai". The district of Tirunelveli comprises of all the five above mentioned lands within its territory. This is the only district whose western boundary is a great mountain range called western ghat and the eastern boundary is the sea coast at Koodankulam and Ovari. In between these Mountain range(Kurinchi) and the seashore(Neithal) lies the other three classified regions viz.Mullai, Marutham and Paalai. It is a scenic beauty to have a view of the western ghat from the sea end of Koodankulam.


The classification of lands and the respective areas in the district of Tirunelveli.
1. Kurinchi ( The mountain and hilly region) - The western ghat
2. Mullai (The Forest region) – The Kalakkad and Mundanthurai forests
3. Marutham (The plains) - the river beds at Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli, Gangaikondan, Vallanad and Srivaikuntam
4. Neithal (Sea and the sea shore)- Koodankulam and ovary
5. Paalai (Sandy deserts)- Thisaiyanvilai, saattankulam, Udangudi