{"id":87424,"date":"2026-02-12T14:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87424"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:57:04","slug":"kapilash-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kapilash-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) recently gave its nod for the use of 4.68 hectares of forest land from the Kapilash wildlife sanctuary for the much-awaited 111 km six-lane capital region ring road (CRRR) project to pass.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Dhenkanal district of <\/span><b>Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an area of about 125.5 sq.km. and lies in the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/chota-nagpur-plateau\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chota Nagpur Plateau<\/a> region.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a picturesque landscape with hills, forests, and caves and includes the <\/span><b>Kapilasa Temple <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">atop a hill.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple is believed to have been<\/span><b> constructed by King Kapilendra Deb<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who <\/span><b>ruled over Odisha from 1435 to 1467 AD.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is classified as an <\/span><b>Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forest <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ecoregion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is dominated by <\/span><b>sal trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a rich variety of flora like <\/span><b>amla, teak, and kadamba.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to diverse wildlife, including <\/span><b>elephants, jungle cats, sloth bears, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spotted deer, jackals, and various species of birds such as peacocks, <\/span><b>junglefowl, and kingfishers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also supports several reptiles and unique species like <\/span><b>pangolins and porcupines.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/news\/India\/capital-ring-road-gets-nod-to-pass-through-kapilash\/ar-AA1VU1P9?apiversion=v2&amp;domshim=1&amp;noservercache=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MSN<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Dhenkanal district of Odisha. 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