apricot. Pasteur Institute located near Sim's park, was started in 1907. This institute develops vaccination for rabies. Central Silk Board has its silkworm breeding station (Satellite Silkworm Breeding Station of Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute-Mysuru) besides state government silk farm at Springfield. Recently, floriculture and strawberry cultivation have taken root. The Bollywood film, Kapoor & Sons, was shot in this town. Administration and politics Coonoor is a Taluk headquarters, responsible for six Panchayat villages, namely, Bandishola, Bearhatty, Burliar, Hubbathalai, Melur and Yedapalli. The Coonoor block contains the revenue villages of Adigaratty, Burliar, Coonoor Town, Yedapalli, Hubbathalai, Hullickal, Ketti, Melur. Coonoor assembly constituency is part of Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency). Geography Coonoor is located at . It has an average elevation of 1,850 metres (6,070 feet) above sea level. It features a sub-tropical highland climate (Koppen;Cfb) due to high altitude. 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash On 8 December 2021, a Mil Mi-17V-5 transport helicopter operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed between Coimbatore and Wellington in Tamil Nadu, after departing from Sulur Air Force Station. The helicopter was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others, including his wife and staff. Thirteen people on board were killed in the immediate aftermath, and Group Captain Varun Singh died from his injuries at a hospital seven days later. Gallery See also Adikaratti Aruvankadu Ketti Kotagiri Nilgiris (mountains) Nilgiri tea Ooty Notes References External links Conoor Official history and tourism page on www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in. Cities and towns in Nilgiris district Hill stations in Tamil Nadu Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district