Monsoon awakens the sleeping mountains

The Western Ghats (or the Sahyadri Mountain range) are internationally recognised as a region of immense global importance for the conservation of biological diversity, besides containing areas of high geological, cultural, and aesthetic values. A chain of mountains running parallel to India’s western coast, approximately 30-50 km inland, the Ghats traverse the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. These mountains cover an area of around 140,000 km² in a 1,600 km long stretch that is interrupted only by the 30 km Palghat Gap.
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