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The
state falls under the Decan Bio-geographical Zone. It has 10.88
percent of its forests under Protected Area (PA) network. There
are three National Parks and 11 sanctuaries. Indravati National
Park is the only Tiger Reserve declared so for. |
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Protected
Area Map : Chhattisgarh |
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different National Parks/sanctuaries is as follows: |
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Sr.No.
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National
Park
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District
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Area
in Sq.Km.
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1
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Indravati
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Dantewada
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1258.000
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2
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Kanger Ghati
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Bastar
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200.000
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3
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Guru
Ghasidas
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Sarguja/Koriya
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2898.705
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Sr.No.
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Sanctuaries
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District
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Area
in Sq.Km.
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1
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Achanakmar
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Bilaspur
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551.55
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2
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Badalkhol
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Jashpur
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104.55
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3
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Bhairamgarh
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Dantewada
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139.00
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4
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Barnawapara
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Raipur
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244.66
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5
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Gomarda
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Raigarh
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411.20
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6
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Pameda
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Dantewada
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262.00
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7
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Semarsot
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Sarguja
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608.52
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8
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Sitanadi
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Dhamtari
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553.36
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9
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Tamor Pingala
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Sarguja
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608.52
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10
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Udanti
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Raipur
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247.59
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11
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Bhoramdev
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Kawardha
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163.80
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Total
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3716.59
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Indravati
National Park |
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Indravati
National Park is located at a distance of 296 km from Jagdalpur
(Bastar). It was constituted as a tiger reserve in 1982-83. It
is situated on the banks of river Indravati and comprises
vegetation of Tropical Mixed Deciduous Forest interspersed with
grasslands. These forests have mainly teak and sal as the main
species. Other important tree species are Saja , Achar, Amaltas,
Amla, Arjun, Tendu, Tinsa etc. Profuse growth of bamboo fills
the under storey while copious climbers crown the tree fellings.
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Wild
Buffalo
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Wild Mayna
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Salient
Features of the park |
| Area
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1258.00
hectare (Core Area) |
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1540.715
hectare (Buffer Area) |
| Forest
Type |
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Southern
Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest type with teak and without
teak. Southern Dry Mixed Deciduous forest type. |
| Wild
Life |
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Tiger,
Panther, Spotted dear, Sambhar, Chinkara, Black buck,
Barking dear Swamp deer, Gaur, Hog Deer, Blue bull,
Chousingha, Wild Buffalo, Sloth bean, Wild bear, Wolf,
Jackal, Hayna, etc. |
| Visiting
Season |
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15th
December to 15th June. |
| Tourist
Spot |
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Kutru,
Sundra, Madepur, Karkabeda. |
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| Kanger
Valley National Park |
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Panther
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Kanger
Valley National Park is located at a distance of 27 km from
Jagdalpur (Bastar). The valley runs from West to East almost
bisecting the park into tow halves. The park extends to an area
of 200 sq. km. Entire park constitutes core area and there is no
buffer zone.
Salient features of
the Park -
| Area
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200
Sq. Km. |
| Temperature |
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Winter
30 C (Min) |
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Summer
420 C (Max) |
| Rainfall |
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1500
mm. |
| Forest
Type |
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Moist
Peninsular Valley, Sal Forest, Southern Moist Mixed
Deciduous Forest, Slightly Moist Teak Forest, Bamboo
Forest. |
| Tree
Species |
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Sal,
Teak , Bija, Saja, Haldu, Char, Tendu, etc. |
| Wild
Life |
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Tiger,
Leopard, Chital, Barking der, Sloth bear, Wild beer,
Indian Fox, Mouse
deer, etc. |
| Birds |
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Bastar
Hill Myna, Racket tailed
Drongo, Spotted owlet, Red Jungle Fowl etc. |
| Visiting
Season |
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November
to June. |
| Tourist
Spot |
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Kotamsar
Cave.Kailash Cave.Dandak
Cave.Tirathgarh Fall.Kanger Dhara.Bhainsa Dhara. |
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