Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary

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Eight booths located inside Sunabeda wildlife sanctuaries recorded 70 percent polling in the bypoll to the Nuapada assembly seat.

About Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary

• It is located in the Nuapada district of Odisha, adjoining Chhattisgarh.
• It is spread over an area of 600 sq.km. It was declared a sanctuary in 1983.
• It adjoins the Sitanadi and Udanti sanctuaries of Chhattisgarh. 
• The sanctuary harbors a great diversity of wildlife habitats, with a vast plateau, canyons, and 11 waterfalls.
• It also forms the catchment area of the Jonk River (tributary of the Mahanadi River), over which a dam has been constructed to facilitate irrigation.
• Vegetation: The important vegetation of this sanctuary comprises dry deciduous tropical forests.
• Flora: Bija, Teak, Sisoo, Asan, Dharua, Mahul, Char, Sandalwood, Sidha, etc.
• Fauna:
  • It is an ideal habitat for the Barasingha (swamp deer).
  • Other important animals found are tigers, Leopards, hyenas, Barking Deer, Chital, Gaur, Sambar, Sloth Bear, Hill Myna, etc.
  • It also works as a migration link for rare wild buffaloes between the states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Source: TOI

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