The scenic Jawadhu Hills in Tiruvannamalai is getting ready to have Tamil Nadu’s first honey bee park in Athipattu, one of the tribal hamlets.
The hamlet is located amidst deciduous forests on the ridges of the hills. A large tract of land and easy road accessibility made the hamlet an ideal spot for the unique park. .
Tribals, mostly women, have been engaged in various works like the formation of a series of rows to plant native tree species, two farm ponds, and a water harvesting system to collect running rainwater from the hills for these ponds. They work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for many months.
