{"id":6311,"date":"2026-03-15T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T06:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T11:13:50","slug":"national-chambal-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-chambal-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"National Chambal Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Chambal Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of media reports about the constant threat caused by sand mining to the ecology and aquatic life of the eco-sensitive zone of the National Chambal Sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Chambal Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It lies at the <\/span><b>tri-junction <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of three states <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also called the <\/span><b>National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a tri-state protected riverine sanctuary along 425 km length of the <\/span><b>Chambal River and ravines.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main focus of the sanctuary is to protect the critically endangered Gharial, Red-crowned roof turtle &amp; endangered Ganges dolphin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports the largest population of Gharials in the wild.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is listed as an <\/span><b>important bird area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IBA).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Topography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The topography is full of <\/span><b>ravines, hills &amp; sandy beaches.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is part of the <\/span><b>Kathiar-Gir dry deciduous forest ecoregion.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna: It is home to <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mugger crocodile, smooth-coated otters, Striped Hyena &amp; Indian wolves are also found here.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also supports Indian narrow-headed soft shell turtles, three- striped roof turtles &amp; crowned river turtles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/supreme-court-takes-suo-motu-cognisance-of-illegal-sand-mining-in-national-chambal-sanctuary\/article70738307.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Chambal Sanctuary lies at the tri-junction of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, protecting a 425-km stretch of the Chambal River. 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