This activity is being sponsored by the Kerala Forest Department and, similar to the Tiger Trail, is conducted by a group of men who had previously engaged in illegal forest activities.  They surrendered before the forest department, receiving immunity from imprisonment in exchange for a life devoted to the protection of the forest. They are currently engaged in the Bullock Cart excursion, a “zero carbon activity” in the Cumbum Valley, an area famous for vegetable farms and wine yards. This activity had been interrupted during the border dispute over the Mullaperiyar Dam but is now being revamped by the Thekkady Destination Promotion Council (TDPC), an association of Resorts and Hotels.  The association has helped them to get a new bullock cart, and the new Bullock Cart Discoveries will start from Thekkady near the tribal village.