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Wynad Colonisation Scheme

Volume : 38
Issue: Sep-sep
Pages: 401 - 409
Published: November 10, 2023
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Abstract


Wynad is a taluk in North Malabar. It is a hilly and forest area, adjoining Mysore, Coorg and the Nilgiris, with an elevation ranging from 2500 feet to about 3500 feet above sea level. There are a few peaks in this region which range from 4000 feet to over 6600 feet above mean sea level. The climate is mild, the maximum temperature being about 80°F. and the minimum being about 66°F. The absolute minimum temperature seldom goes below 52°F and the absolute maximum temperature above 95°F. The average annual rain- fall of the region is about 100 inches, of which about 70 inches is received during the South-West monsoon.

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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