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The park derives its name from naga, meaning snake and hole, referring to streams. The park was an exclusive hunting reserve of the kings of the Wodeyar dynasty, the former rulers of the Kingdom of Mysore. It was set up in 1955 as a wildlife sanctuary and later its area increased to 643.39 km (399.78 mi). It was upgraded into a national park in ...
It is bounded by protected area network of Nagarhole National Park and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka in the northeast, and on the southeast by Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu. The Western Ghats , Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (6,000 + km 2 ), including all of the sanctuary, is under consideration by the World Heritage Committee for selection ...
Tiger reserves were set up as a part of Project Tiger initiated in 1973 and are administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority of Government of India. Tiger reserves consist of a core area which includes part(s) of protected areas such as a national park or a wildlife sanctuary and a buffer zone which is a mix of forested and non ...
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 ...
In the 1970s, an area of around 5,670 km 2 (2,190 sq mi) in the Nilgiri Mountains was proposed to be included in the list of biosphere reserves of India.This proposed area encompassed a forestry zone of 2,290 km 2 (880 sq mi), a core zone of 2,020 km 2 (780 sq mi), an agricultural zone of 1,330 km 2 (510 sq mi) and a restoration zone of 30 km 2 (12 sq mi).
Sathyamangalam Forest Division in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The total area originally declared as a sanctuary was 524.3494 km 2 (202.4524 sq mi). The boundaries of the sanctuary were the Thalavadi range of Thalamalai forests and Hasanur, T.N.Palayam ranges of Gobichettipalayam taluk of Guthiyalathur forests, contiguous with Billigiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary in the north and the ...
The best time to visit the falls is during the monsoons, when the falls is at full capacity and is a breathtaking sight. [3] Irupu is situated at 48 km from Virajpet, 260 km from Bangalore, 240 km from Mangalore and 120 km from Mysore.
Rajiv Gandhi National Park may refer to any of the following national parks in India: Mukundara Hills National Park in Rajasthan; Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka; Orang National Park in Assam; Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram) in Andhra Pradesh