{"id":12487,"date":"2026-10-06T12:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12487"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:05:42","slug":"about-debrigarh-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/about-debrigarh-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha Forest, Environment and Climate Change minister virtually inaugurated new accommodation and visitor facilities at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary as part of the ongoing expansion of its community-managed ecotourism infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated in the Bargarh district of <\/span><b>Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located <\/span><b>near <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hirakud-dam\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hirakud Dam<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the <\/span><b>longest dam in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>longest earthen dam <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the world) on the <\/span><b>Mahanadi River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spread over an area of 347 sq.km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It finds a <\/span><b>special mention<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of the <\/span><b>state\u2019s noted freedom fighter, Veer Surendra Sai.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his <\/span><b>rebellion against the British,<\/b> <b>his base<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Barapathara was <\/span><b>located within the sanctuary.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Most of the plant sanctuary is covered with <\/span><b>mixed and dry deciduous forest.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Major trees found here are <\/span><b>Sal, Asana, Bija, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aanla, Dhaura, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Indian leopards,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sloth bears, <\/span><b>chousingha (four-horned antelope)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sambar deer, <\/span><b>gaurs (Indian bison),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wild boars, and <\/span><b>Indian wild dogs (dholes)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are among the notable animal residents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>most flocked wintering grounds of migratory birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like <\/span><b>crested serpent eagle, Flower Peckers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, red-vented bulbul, tree pie, drongo, and white-eye oriental.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/odisha\/2026\/Oct\/04\/new-homestays-visitor-facilities-inaugurated-at-debrigarh-wildlife-sanctuary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NIE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Bargarh district of Odisha. 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