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Sanctuaries & Parks |
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The state falls under the Decan Bio-geographical Zone. It has 10.88 percent of
its forests under Protected Area (PA) network. There are
03 National Parks, 03 Project Tiger Reserves
and 08 Sanctuaries. |
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Protected Area Map : Chhattisgarh |
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The area under different National Parks/sanctuaries is as follows: |
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Sr.No.
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National Park
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District
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Area in Sq.Km.
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Indravati
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Dantewada
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1258.000
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Kanger Ghati
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Bastar
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200.000
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3
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Guru
Ghasidas
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Sarguja/Koriya
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2898.705
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Sr.No.
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Sanctuaries
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District
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Area in Sq.Km.
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1
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Achanakmar
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Bilaspur
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551.55
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2
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Badalkhol
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Jashpur
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104.55
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3
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Bhairamgarh
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Dantewada
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139.00
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4
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Barnawapara
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Raipur
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244.66
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5
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Gomarda
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Raigarh
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411.20
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6
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Pameda
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Dantewada
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262.00
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7
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Semarsot
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Sarguja
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608.52
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8
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Sitanadi
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Dhamtari
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553.36
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9
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Tamor Pingala
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Sarguja
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608.52
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10
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Udanti
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Raipur
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247.59
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11
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Bhoramdev
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Kawardha
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163.80
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Total
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3716.59
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Indravati National Park |
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Indravati National Park is located at a distance of 296 km from Jagdalpur
(Bastar). It was constituted as a tiger reserve in 1982-83. It is situated on
the banks of river Indravati and comprises vegetation of Tropical Mixed
Deciduous Forest interspersed with grasslands. These forests have mainly teak
and sal as the main species. Other important tree species are Saja , Achar,
Amaltas, Amla, Arjun, Tendu, Tinsa etc. Profuse growth of bamboo fills the under
storey while copious climbers crown the tree fellings.
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Wild Buffalo
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Wild Mayna
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Salient Features of the park |
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Area
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1258.00 hectare (Core Area) |
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1540.715 hectare (Buffer Area) |
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Forest Type |
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Southern Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest type with teak and without teak. Southern
Dry Mixed Deciduous forest type. |
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Wild Life |
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Tiger,
Panther, Spotted dear, Sambhar, Chinkara, Black buck, Barking dear Swamp deer,
Gaur, Hog Deer, Blue bull, Chousingha, Wild Buffalo, Sloth bean, Wild bear,
Wolf, Jackal, Hayna, etc. |
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Visiting Season |
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15th
December to 15th June. |
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Tourist Spot |
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Kutru,
Sundra, Madepur,
Karkabeda. |
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Kanger Valley National Park |
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Panther
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Kanger Valley National Park is located at a distance of 27 km from Jagdalpur
(Bastar). The valley runs from West to East almost bisecting the park into tow
halves. The park extends to an area of 200 sq. km. Entire park constitutes core
area and there is no buffer zone.
Salient features of the Park -
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Area
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200 Sq. Km. |
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Winter 30 C (Min) |
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Summer 420 C (Max) |
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Rainfall |
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1500 mm. |
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Forest Type |
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Moist Peninsular Valley, Sal Forest,
Southern Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest, Slightly Moist Teak Forest,
Bamboo Forest. |
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Tree Species |
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Sal, Teak , Bija, Saja, Haldu, Char, Tendu, etc. |
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Wild Life |
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Tiger, Leopard, Chital, Barking der, Sloth bear, Wild beer, Indian Fox,
Mouse deer, etc. |
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Birds |
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Bastar Hill Myna, Racket tailed
Drongo, Spotted owlet, Red Jungle Fowl etc. |
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Visiting Season |
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November to June. |
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Tourist Spot |
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Kotamsar Cave.Kailash Cave.Dandak
Cave.Tirathgarh Fall.Kanger Dhara.Bhainsa Dhara. |
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