{"id":49174,"date":"2026-06-04T11:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=49174"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:47:50","slug":"valley-of-flowers-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/valley-of-flowers-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley of Flowers National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Valley of Flowers National Park Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Valley of Flowers national park located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand has been opened to tourists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Valley of Flowers National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the Chamoli district of <\/span><b>Uttarakhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Discovery:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The valley is believed to have been <\/span><b>discovered in 1931,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when three British mountaineers \u2013 led by Frank S. Smythe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and forms one of the two core zones (the other being the Nanda Devi National Park) of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nanda-devi-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together they encompass a unique transition zone between the <\/span><b>Zanskar and Great Himalayan ranges.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is famous for its <\/span><b>alpine meadows and <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rich biodiversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It remains covered with a thick blanket of snow during the winter season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exotic flowers (over 600 species) like orchids, poppies, primulas, marigolds, daisies, and anemones are an eye-catching spectacle.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The valley also abounds in <\/span><b>medicinal plants and herbs.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Sub-alpine forests birch and rhododendron<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cover parts of the park\u2019s area.<\/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 home to such rare and amazing wildlife species like the <\/span><b>gray langur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the flying squirrel, the Himalayan weasel, black bear, the red fox, the lime butterfly, and the snow leopard.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/uttarakhands-valley-of-flowers-opens-to-tourists\/#:~:text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valley of Flowers National Park is located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. 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