Rain Forest

The film, ‘Only An Axe Away’, narrates the history of the unique campaign to save the Silent Valley from destructive development. Silent Valley was declared a National Park 20 years ago in 1984. But the threat to Silent Valley does not cease to exist!

The Kerala State Electricity Board plans to build a dam on the fringes of the Silent Valley National Park at Pathrakadavu across River Kunthi. Nature lovers are concerned that the proposed dam will harm the pristine Ever Green Forests in the Valley.