{"id":12302,"date":"2026-04-03T12:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12302"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:14:21","slug":"gangotri-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gangotri-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Gangotri National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Gangotri National Park Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently the Gangotri National Park reopened after a six-month winter break.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Gangotri 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 <\/span><b>state of Uttarakhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sits along the <\/span><b>upper catchment of the Bhagirathi River.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>International boundary:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The northeastern section of the park forms the international boundary of <\/span><b>India and Tibet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (China).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area enclosed by the park also borders <\/span><b>Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary and Govind National Park.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mountains in the park are part of the Gangotri Group of the <\/span><b>Garhwal Himalayas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are a subrange of the eastern Himalayas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Important Peaks: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major peaks within the park include <\/span><b>Chaukhamba I, Satopanth, Chaukhamba II, Chaukhamba III, and Kedarnath Main.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The famous Gangotri Glacier is located in the park boundaries and is known for being one of the primary sources of the Ganges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests dominate the lower elevation landscapes. These forests are filled with fir trees intermixed with <\/span><b>deodar, oak, spruce, and rhododendron trees.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Higher elevations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the park are home to <\/span><b>Western Himalayan alpine shrubs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly home to Snow leopard, brown bear, blue sheep, musk deer, Asian black bear, and the Himalayan tahr etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2026\/Apr\/02\/gangotri-national-park-now-open-to-tourists-after-six-month-winter-break\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gangotri National Park is located in the state of Uttarakhand. 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