{"id":92532,"date":"2026-03-13T16:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=92532"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:49:14","slug":"raimona-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/raimona-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Raimona National Park, About, Background, Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raimona National Park is a national park <\/span><b>located in Assam,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near the border with Bhutan. It was<\/span><b> declared a national park in 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is known for its rich biodiversity and forest ecosystems. The park is also an important habitat for rare wildlife such as the Golden Langur, making it significant for conservation in Northeast India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Raimona National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raimona National Park is located in the north-western part of Assam, in Kokrajhar district within the Bodoland Territorial Region. The park <\/span><b>lies along the India-Bhutan border and is situated at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location and Area: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park lies in the Gossaigaon <\/span><b>subdivision of Kokrajhar district <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and covers an <\/span><b>area of about 422 sq. km.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The elevation of the park <\/span><b>ranges from 85 metres to about 1042 metres above sea level.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Transboundary Conservation Landscape:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Raimona National Park forms part of a large <\/span><b>transboundary conservation area with forests in India and Bhutan.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is connected with <\/span><b>Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> creating a conservation landscape of more than 2,400 sq. km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Geographical Features: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park has diverse terrain and vegetation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Rivers<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Sankosh River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flows along the western boundary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Saralbhanga River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lies on the eastern side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Pekua River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forms the southern boundary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raimona has several forest types, including:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moist sal forests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sub-Himalayan semi-evergreen forests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moist mixed deciduous forests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Savannah forests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverine and khoir-sisoo forests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, the park contains around 11-12 different forest types, making it one of the most biodiversity-rich forest belts in Assam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora and Fauna: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park supports a wide range of plant and animal species.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tropical forest vegetation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many orchid species<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverine grasslands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 380 species of plants<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raimona National Park is famous for the Golden Langur, which is also the mascot of the Bodoland region. Other important wildlife includes:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asian Elephant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bengal Tiger<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clouded Leopard<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaur<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild Water Buffalo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotted Deer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park also has 170 species of birds, over 150 species of butterflies, and many reptiles and insects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Raimona National Park Background<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In earlier times, the Raimona area was sparsely populated. Historically, it was part of a region called Ripudwar, which served as one of the traditional \u201cdwars\u201d or mountain passes connecting the plains of Assam with Bhutan. These passes were historically administered by officials appointed by the Bhutanese rulers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-parks-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Parks in India 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>Raimona National Park Conservation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorities regularly take measures to protect wildlife from illegal activities such as poaching. For example, forest officials and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sashastra-seema-bal-ssb\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sashastra Seema Bal<\/a><\/strong> have conducted operations in the park and arrested poachers to safeguard wildlife.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of its location near international borders, Raimona is also important for regional cooperation in wildlife conservation between India and Bhutan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Raimona National Park Importance<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The declaration of Raimona as a national park has created new opportunities for ecotourism, scientific research, and biodiversity conservation. It can also help generate sustainable livelihood options for local communities, many of whom depend on agriculture and forest resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, Raimona National Park plays an important role in protecting the rich wildlife and natural ecosystems of Northeast India while promoting a balance between nature conservation and local development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raimona National Park in Assam, declared in 2021, lies near Bhutan border and is known for rich biodiversity and rare species like the Golden Langur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":92383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[4935,6048],"class_list":{"0":"post-92532","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-geography","9":"tag-raimona-national-park","10":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92532"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92567,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92532\/revisions\/92567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}