On 8 February 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change gave notification of this new tiger reserve.
[3] On 6 April 2021, the Government of Tamil Nadu and forest department approved the creation of a new tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu[4] and on 11 April 2021 a new tiger reserve was formed.
[5] It will act as a connecting bridge of all adjacent sanctuaries and also to make it as a contiguous corridor where big cats can thrive.
[6] Though its areas are covers the Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary also for tiger protection.
It also gives protection to the Vaigai river which originates from Megamalai which gives protection from land encroaches and starts to flow again as a perennial river.