Athirapally Falls is situated 1000 feet above sea degree at the Chalakudy river, at the entrance to the Sholayar stages of the Western Ghats, Athirapally is a scenic aggregate of forests and little streams. Falling from a peak of 80 feet, that is one in all the most important waterfalls in the nation. Many endangered and endemic species of plant life and fauna are discovered inside the forests of the Athirapally-Vazhachal area. This vicinity is the simplest vicinity within the Western Ghats wherein 4 endangered hornbill species are seen. The Western Ghats is one of the most essential biodiversity hot spot inside the global. This precious herbal international is already degraded by means of mining and hydro electric projects. Environmentalists declare that Athirapally is a one-of its-kind riparian environment in Kerala. V.S. Vijayan, Chairman of the Kerala country Biodiversity Board and previous Director of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and herbal records (SACON), Coimbatore, has been quoted in right down to Earth magazine as declaring that the Vazhachal woodland department is the second most biodiverse region inside the nation. The worldwide bird association has declared it an "critical chicken area" and the Asian Nature Conservation foundation has encouraged that the region have to be declared a sanctuary or a countrywide park, he factors out.