{"id":77429,"date":"2025-12-11T13:49:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=77429"},"modified":"2025-12-11T13:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:29:54","slug":"charaichung-royal-bird-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/charaichung-royal-bird-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Charaichung Royal Bird Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Charaichung Royal Bird Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, \u2018Charaichung Festival\u2019 was hosted in Assam\u2019s Majuli island to revive Asia\u2019s first protected royal bird sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Charaichung Royal Bird Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is Asia\u2019s first <\/span><b>protected bird sanctuary.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established in 1633 AD by <\/span><b>Ahom king Swargadeu Pratap Singha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>located at Majuli &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the world&#8217;s largest river island.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nearly <\/span><b>150 varieties of indigenous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and migratory birds are found here, making their protection and conservation extremely essential.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Charaichung Festival<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the second edition of the festival <\/span><b>held in Majuli, Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This festival, organised with the support of <\/span><b>Majuli Sahitya and local residents<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to urge the government to further <\/span><b>promote Charaichung as a tourism destination.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Majuli Island<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the world\u2019s <\/span><b>largest river island located in Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island is <\/span><b>formed by the Brahmaputra River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its tributaries the Kherkutia Xuti and Subansiri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice cultivation is the primary livelihood for the residents of Majuli, with several unique varieties of rice, such as <\/span><b>Komal Saul and Bao Dhan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, grown in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the islanders belong to three tribes-<\/span><b>Mishing, Deori, and Sonowal Kachari.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/assams-majuli-hosts-charaichung-festival-to-revive-asias-first-protected-royal-bird-sanctuary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charaichung Royal Bird Sanctuary was established in 1633 AD by Ahom king Swargadeu Pratap Singha. 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