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India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species and ...
By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. As of January 2023, India has 106 national parks covering 44,402.95 square kilometres (17,144.07 sq mi), roughly 1.35% of the total geographical area of the country. [3]
Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Sanjay Gandhi National Park is an 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) protected area in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was established in 1969 with its headquarters situated at Borivali. [1] The 2400-year-old Kanheri caves, sculpted by monks out of the rocky basaltic cliffs, lie within the park.
Jim Corbett National Park is a national park in India located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state. The first national park in India , it was established in 1936 during the British Raj and named Hailey National Park after William Malcolm Hailey , a governor of the United Provinces in which it was then located.
India has the sixth-most sites worldwide. The first sites to be listed were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, all of which were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee. The most recent site listed is the Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, in 2024. [3]
Asia-Pacific. The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is a national park in India, located in Banjar sub-division of Kullu in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1171 km 2; elevations within the park range between 1500 and 6000 m. The Great Himalayan National Park is a habitat to ...
Ranthambore National Park covers a total area of 392 km 2 (151 sq mi), including buffer zone. [2] It harbours dry deciduous forests and open grassy meadow. The core area is about 275 km 2 (106 sq mi). Ranthambore Tiger Reserve spreads over an area of 1,334 km 2 (515 sq mi) at an elevation range of about 215–505 m (705–1,657 ft).
Bandhavgarh National Park. Bandhavgarh National Park is a national park of India, located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. Bandhavgarh, with an area of 105 square kilometres (41 sq mi), was declared a national park in 1968 and then became Tiger Reserve in 1993. The current core area is spread over 716 square kilometres (276 sq mi).