Idukki Gold or Kerala Gold (also known as Mahadevan or Neela Chadayan) is the name given to a cannabis strain originating in Idukki in Kerala state of southern India.
[4][5] The climate of the Western Ghats was ideal and the strain soon started spreading.
The strain was cultivated and first sold in various parts Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
This is because of the continuous depletion of forests in that region due to rise in population and constant interference by law enforcement of Kerala and Tamil Nadu as the region is near to the border of both the states.
Currently, the plantation occurs along the Andhra-Odisha border, an area controlled by Naxalism.