NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA

Part 3 of 6 series national parks in India

NATIONAL PARK IN GUJARAT:-

Black Buck National Park-

• Gulf of khambhat at its south
• Semi arid conditions and grassland

Gir National Park-

• Seven major perennial river flow through this region namely-Hiran, Shetrunji, Dartardi, Shingoda, Macchindri, Godavari, Raval.
• Four reservoir at four dams-one each at Hiran, Macchundari, Raval, Shingod
• Biggest reservoir of the region is Kamleswar Dam which is called as life line of Gir.
• Teak forest with dry deciduous
• Famous for Asiatic lions

Marine National Park-

• First marine National Park-
• Involves 42 islands on Jamnagar Coast of which Pirotan is famous
• Most of them surrounded by reefs

Vansda National Park-

• Western ghats of shyadri range
• Deciduous forest
• Areas having groves of KATAS BAMBOO
• Ambika river

NATIONAL PARK IN RAJASTHAN

Desert National Park-

• Sand dunes form around 20% of parks of thar desert( marusthali)
• Fossils of animal and plant including dinosaurs
• Gadsisar sagar tank
• Abundance of birdlife

Keoladeo National Park-

• UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE Site
• Man made and man managed wetland
• Wood lands swamps
• Wood land patches
• Dry grassland
• Important for international migratory water fowls(Siberian crane)
• Kadam tree

Ranthambore National Park-

• Also tiger reserve
• In north Banas River and in south Chambal River
• Dry deciduous forest and open grass meadow
• Ranthambore fort
• Padam talav lake
• Jog mahal and one of the very oldest Baniyan tree in India

Sariska National Park-

• Part of aravali range
• Dhok tree forest
• Scrub-thorn arid forest
• Rocky landscape
• Hilly cliffs
• Rich in mineral resources
• Illegal marble mining

Darrah National Park-

• Also called as mukundra hills national park
• Consists three wildlife sanctuaries:-
• Darrah wild life sanctuary
• Chambal wildlife sanctuary
• Jawahar sagar wildlife sanctuary

NATIONAL PARKS IN WEST BENGAL

Buxa National Park-

• Buxxa hills
• International border with Bhutan
• Serves as international corridor for asian elephants
• Northali lake
• Eight types of forest like dry deciduous, terai, tropical evergreen, savanna,
• Raidak and Jayanti River

Sundarban National Park-

• Tiger reserve
• Biosphere reserve
• Mangrove forest
• Consists of small island in area of several distributaries of Ganga River
• Sundarban mudflat
• Ganges dolphin and Bengal tiger

Gorumara National Park-

• In terai region of Himalayan foothills
• Moist deciduous tropical forest and riverine grassland konown as Duars.
• Tropical orchid
• Murli and Raidak River, Jaldhaka River
• Indian rhinoceros

Jaldapara National Park-

• Foothills of eastern Himalaya
• Tarsa River
• Vast grassland with patches of riverine forest
• Indian one horned rhinoceros

Neora valley National Park-

• Neora river
• Park highest elevation at 10600ft at Rachela Danda
• Famous for red panda.

All the wildlife in these National Park will be listed in coming series.

All the best and keep remember Ek Sathi Aur bhi tha.