1 ENDURING &EVERLASTING FOUNDATION 86 TH Foundation Course Dr. MCR HRD IAP BRIEFING ON TREKKING IN NILGIRI HILLS " Blue mountains " Queen of hills south of India " Tea gardens " Shola Forests " Largest bio-sphere reserve " Tribals: Todas, Irulas, Kurumbas " Strobilanthus " Madhumalai sanctuary " 3000mt Altitude " September is the best season
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ENDURING &EVERLASTING FOUNDATION86TH Foundation Course
Dr. MCR HRD IAP
BRIEFING ON TREKKING IN NILGIRI HILLS
•Blue mountains•Queen of hills south of India•Tea gardens•Shola Forests•Largest bio-sphere reserve•Tribals: Todas, Irulas, Kurumbas•Strobilanthus•Madhumalai sanctuary•3000mt Altitude•September is the best season
TREK CODE� TREAT NATURE AS A HERITAGE� DONOT LEAVE TRASH AT RESTING PLACES AND ENROUTE� AVOID NOISE AND BRIGHT COLOURED CLOTHES� GOOD WILL CREATED BY YOU AT CAMPSITE SHALL BE AN
ADVANTAGE FOR THE NEXT GROUP� BEHAVE RESPECTFULLY WITH THE LOCAL OFFICIALS� NO INTOXICATING DRINKS AND NOT BEYOND THE MENU
GIVEN� BE COUTEOUS, POLITE AND HELPFUL TO THE MEMBERS AND
OBEY THE GROUP LEADER� NO SHORT CUTS� NEVER LEAVE INJURED ALONE� TOO MANY BREAKS DESTROY RHYTHM OF THE WALK
EQUIPMENTRUCKSACKSLEEPING BAGCARRY MATFIRST AID KIT FOR GROUP
� GOOD TREKKING SHOES� COTTON SOCKS� WATER BOTTLE� SUNHAT� SUN GLASSES� JEANS/TRACK PANTS� SHOTRS� TOWEL� SUN SCREEN LOTION� TOILET PAPER ROLLS� KNIFE� IDENTITY CARD� PERSONAL MEDICINES� WHISTLE
� WIND PROOF JACKET� GLOVES� TORCH� DIARY AND PEN� TALCUM POWDER� CANDLE AND MATCH BOX� MOSQUITO REPELLENTS� GLUCOSE AND ELECTROL
Hill walking� NEW SHOES SHOULD BE AVOIDED� HUNTERSHOES IF NOT USED EARLIER NOT ADVISABLE� ADDITIONAL PAIR OF SOCKS� FEET CARE MUST� WASH HANDS AND FEET WHENEVER YOU GET OPPURTUNITY� 4KM PER HOUR IS A GOOD SPEED� DO NOT START WALKING IMMEDIATELY AFTER EATING� CARRY SOME SALT POWDER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE FROM
LEECHES� IF YOU ARE LUCKY YOU MAY COME ACROSS WILD ANIMALS ! � YOU HAVE TO CARRY ALL YOUR BELONGINGS WITH YOU EVERY DAY.
YOU WILL NOT BE COMING TO THE SAME TREK POINT AGAIN� ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUR STAY, FOOD ETC. AT THE TREK POINTS ARE
MADE.� YOU WILL BE PROVIDED BREAKFAST AT EACH TREK POINT. YOU WILL
BE GIVEN A PACKED LUNCH. DINNER WILL BE AT THE NEXT TREK POINT.
The trekking team� Special task force members: 2� Armed force members:2� Anti poaching Squad members: 4� Forest Guards: 2� Total Accompanying staff members: 10� Trek team will be having 22 officer trainees including 7
women OT’s, 3 IFS trainees and 2 OT’s from Tamilnadu� Total trekking team will be of 32 members
GROUP LEADER ROLE� ENSURE TO FOLLOW THE ITINERARY CHALKED OUT FOR THE
GROUP� FOLLOW THE TIMINGS IN MOVING FROM ONE PLACE TO OTHER
BY BUSES, VANS SND WHILE TREKKING � CONTACT LOCAL AUTHORITIES WHENEVER HELP IS REQUIRED� CORDINATE WITH THE ACCOPANYING STAFF� SUBMIT A REPORT REGARDING ANY MIS CONDUCT BY ANY OT� SUBMIT A DETAILED TOUR REPORT� AGL TO TAKE CARE OF FOOD ARRANGEMENT � TRESURER SHALL ENSURE DOCTORS VISIT THE HALTING POINTS
Trek program� 40 OT’s will start from Hyd on 23rd Friday evening at 4.45 pm flight and
reach Ooty by 10.00pm in the night� 140 OT’s will start from Hyd on 24th Saturday morning at 8.40 am flight
and reach Ooty by 2.00pm� We need to start from institute by buses 3 hours ahead of departure � From Coimbatore airport buses shall be arranged to reach Ooty� After lunch on 24th the District collector and the Field director
Madhumalai sanctuary shall address OT’s� By evening everyone will be dropped in the respective camping sites by
vans and jeeps� The next day morning the trekking begins
� You will be camping for 7 nights but the trekking is for 6 days covering about 90 Kms from 25th to 30th Sep� 1st Oct Saturday morning you will start early from
campsite and reach Tamizhagam by 11.30am. � Debriefing followed by thanks giving to the district
administration at 11.30am� Take lunch � 140 OT’s shall start from Ooty by 1.30pm on 1st Oct in
Vans to catch flight at 6.35pm� 40 OT’s will start from Ooty on 2nd Oct, Sunday at
5.30am to board the flight in Coimbatore at 10.30 am� Reach the institute by buses