{"id":30673,"date":"2026-08-25T12:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30673"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:32:46","slug":"dehing-patkai-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dehing-patkai-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Dihing Patkai National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dihing Patkai National Park Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a male tiger was camera-trapped in Assam&#8217;s Dihing Patkai National Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dihing Patkai National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Located:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of <\/span><b>Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lies in the <\/span><b>Dehing Patkai Landscape<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a dipterocarp-dominated lowland rainforest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated at the <\/span><b>foothills of Patkai Hill Ranges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on the banks of the <\/span><b>River Dehing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Tributary of Brahmaputra), and adjacent to the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/namdapha-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Namdapha Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is famous for its largest stretch of <\/span><b>tropical lowland rainforests in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 13 June 2004. On 13 December 2020, Government of Assam upgraded it into a national park.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tribal Communities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indigenous Assamese communities, particularly Tai Phake, Khamyang, Khampti, Singpho, Nocte, Ahom, Kaibarta, Moran and Motok, Burmese, and non-indigenous Nepali people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Park is a <\/span><b>deciduous rainforest with semi-evergreen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and lush green flora.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is dominated by species like Hollong, Nahor, Mekai, Paroli, Simul, various orchids, ferns, cane, and bamboo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The rich biodiversity includes diverse species such as slow loris, pig-tailed macaque, stump-tailed macaque, capped langur, Indian leopard, Asian elephant, royal Bengal tiger, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/assam\/male-tiger-photographed-at-assams-dihing-patkai-national-park\/article71367994.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dihing Patkai National Park is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam. 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