Rajaji Tiger Reserve

Rajaji National Park Latest News

The Supreme Court gave the nod for construction of a road cutting through Rajaji National Park on the condition that no commercial vehicles shall ply on it.

About Rajaji National Park

• Location: It is located in the state of Uttarakhand.
• It was established by merging three wildlife sanctuaries- Rajaji, Motichur and Chilla. 
• It is named after C. Rajagopalachari, a prominent freedom fighter, fondly known as “Rajaji”. 
• It is nestled between the Shivalik ranges and the Indo-Gangetic plains.
• Rivers: River Ganga bifurcates the Park into two parts.
• Vegetation: Forests of Rajaji include the Moist Shivalik Sal Forest, Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest, Northern Dry Mixed Deciduous and Khair-Sissoo forests in the Southern Slopes,
• Flora: Sal tree, Anogeissus latilolia, Albizzia procera, A. lebbek, Boehmeria rugulosa, Lannea coromandelica, Terminalia bellerica, Mallotus philippensis, Wendlandia heynii, Bombax ceiba, etc.
• Fauna: It is home to Asian Elephant, Tiger, leopard, Himalayan Black bear, sloth bear, Civet, Marten, Jackal, Hyena etc.

Source: HT

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