The video grab of a tiger on tea plantation at Viripara, near Lakshmi, on the Munnar-Mankulam road in Idukki.
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A tiger was spotted at a human habitation at Viripara on the Munnar-Mankulam road on Monday morning.
According to local residents, the tiger was spotted inside a tea plantation near a workersโ residential area (cluster homes).
The plantation workers shot visuals of the animal and informed the Forest department officials.
A senior Forest department official said that a Rapid Response Team (RRT) visited the spot. โIt is suspected that the tiger arrived from the Eravikulam National Park (ENP) in Munnar. The area borders the Mankulam and Munnar forest areas,โ said the official.
โIf we notice the animalโs presence again, we will take further steps,โ said the official.
On April 26, three tigers were spotted at a human habitation at Kannimala top in Munnar.
