{"id":2476,"date":"2026-01-17T11:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T06:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2026-01-17T15:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T09:56:38","slug":"kaziranga-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kaziranga-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaziranga National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kaziranga National Park Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister of India is scheduled to flag off a 34.5-kilometre elevated corridor in Assam\u2019s Kaziranga National Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kaziranga 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 situated between the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brahmaputra-river-system\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Brahmaputra River<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Karbi (Mikir) Hills, in Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the single largest undisturbed and representative area in the <\/span><b>Brahmaputra Valley floodplain.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1985, the park was declared a <\/span><b>World Heritage Site by UNESCO.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is of <\/span><b>sheer forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, marshes, and shallow pools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>River Diffalu,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a tributary of the Brahmaputra, flows through the National Park while another tributary, <\/span><b>Moradifalu,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flows along its southern boundary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is primarily famous for its <\/span><b>dense and tall elephant grasses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> intermixed with small swamplands. It also includes an abundant cover of water lilies, water hyacinths and lotus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is home to species like Rhino, Tiger, Eastern swamp deer, Elephant, Buffalo, Hoolock gibbon, Capped langur,<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Gangetic River dolphin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is commonly found in the habitat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is inhabited by the <\/span><b>world\u2019s largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as many mammals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/kaziranga-elevated-corridor-10478131\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaziranga National Park is situated between the Brahmaputra River and the Karbi (Mikir) Hills, in Assam. 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