{"id":49174,"date":"2026-01-14T14:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=49174"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:24:48","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 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With forest fire raging in the Valley of Flowers, a UNESCO heritage site, for the last five days, the Uttarakhand Disaster Management Department has sought the Indian Air Force\u2019s (IAF) help to douse the inferno.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Valley of Flowers National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Chamoli district of <\/span><b>Uttarakhand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spread over an area of 87 sq.km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The valley is believed to have been discovered in 1931, when three British mountaineers \u2013 led by Frank S. Smythe \u2013 lost their way and chanced upon this spectacular valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><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 <\/span><b>two core zones (the other being the Nanda Devi National Park) of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Park <\/span><b>complements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the<\/span><b> rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> National Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Together they encompass<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a unique <\/span><b>transition zone between <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Zanskar and <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/himalayan-region-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Himalayan<\/a> ranges.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is famed for its <\/span><b>vibrant alpine meadows,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rich biodiversity, and breathtaking scenic beauty.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a <\/span><b>backdrop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It remains<\/span><b> covered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a thick <\/span><b>blanket of snow during the winter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Exotic flowers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (over 600 species) like o<\/span><b>rchids, poppies, primulas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> marigolds, daisies, and anemones are an eye-catching spectacle.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The valley also abounds in <\/span><b>medicinal plants and herbs.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" 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<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is home to such rare and amazing wildlife species like the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">gray langur, the flying squirrel,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Himalayan weasel, black bear,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the red fox, the lime butterfly, and the snow leopard.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/uttarakhand\/uttarakhand-seeksiafshelp-as-forest-fire-rages-in-valley-of-flowers-for-the-fifth-day\/article70505591.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valley of Flowers National Park is located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. 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