{"id":11122,"date":"2026-02-14T12:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11122"},"modified":"2026-02-14T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:08:00","slug":"rajaji-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rajaji-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajaji Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Rajaji National Park Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Rajaji National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the state of <\/span><b>Uttarakhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established by merging three wildlife sanctuaries- Rajaji, Motichur and Chilla.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is named after <\/span><b>C. Rajagopalachari,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a prominent freedom fighter, fondly known as \u201cRajaji\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is nestled between the <\/span><b>Shivalik ranges and the Indo-Gangetic plains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers: River Ganga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bifurcates the Park into two parts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Forests of Rajaji include the <\/span><b>Moist Shivalik Sal Forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Northern Dry Mixed Deciduous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Khair-Sissoo forests in the Southern Slopes,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sal tree, Anogeissus latilolia, Albizzia procera, A. lebbek, Boehmeria rugulosa, Lannea coromandelica, Terminalia bellerica, Mallotus philippensis, Wendlandia heynii, Bombax ceiba, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is home to Asian Elephant, Tiger, leopard, Himalayan Black bear, sloth bear, Civet, Marten, Jackal, Hyena etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/supreme-court-gives-nod-to-build-road-through-rajaji-national-park-no-commercial-vehicles-will-ply-on-it-101770924839761.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajaji National Park is located in the state of Uttarakhand. 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