{"id":64927,"date":"2025-09-24T12:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=64927"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:21:34","slug":"betla-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/betla-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Betla National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Betla National Park Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A first of its kind AI-enabled nature experience centre is set to come up at Betla National Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Betla 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 located in the <\/span><b>Chota Nagpur Plateau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Latehar district of the <\/span><b>Indian state of Jharkhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>only National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the State and was notified in 1986.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is part of the core area of <\/span><b>Palamau Tiger Reserve.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of India\u2019s first national parks to reserve tigers under the project Tiger.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is part of this national park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It falls under the <\/span><b>lndo-Malayan realm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is distinguished for its flora and fauna.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of <\/span><b>tropical wet evergreen forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>temperate alpine forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>mixed (moist and dry) deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The region has been inhabited for centuries, with indigenous tribes like the <\/span><b>Oraon and Munda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> calling it home.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>River:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>North Koel River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flows through the park, creating scenic waterfalls during the monsoon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It boasts dense tropical forests, including sal, bamboo, mahua, semal, and medicinal plants.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tigers, Leopards, Wolves, Wild dogs and Jungle cats, Chital, Deer and Bison etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rare and endemic species like <\/span><b>the Malabar pied hornbill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Indian pitta can<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> be spotted here.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2025\/Sep\/23\/in-a-1st-ai-enabled-centre-to-come-up-at-betla-national-park-in-jharkhand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Indian Express<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Betla National Park is located in the Chota Nagpur Plateau of the Latehar district of the Indian state of 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