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Bihar has notified forest area of 6,764.14 km², which is 7.1 percent of its geographical area. [2]The sub-Himalayan foothills of the Someshwar and Dun mountain ranges in West Champaran district are clad in a belt of moist deciduous forest.
• Body: Government of Bihar • Governor Arif Mohammad Khan [3] • Chief minister Nitish Kumar • Deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha Samrat Choudhary (): State Legislature
Terrain: Large central Bihar Plain - divided by the Ganges into two unequal part. Highlands and mountains of Shivalik Range in north-west with forest, low mountains and valleys in the mid-south, subtropical tropical laurel jungle in South-West Kaimur Range of Southern Plateau Region, intermittent hilly and mountainous regions in central South with few valleys.
Rajdhani Vatika, better known as Ecological Park or Eco Park, is a park located at Strand Road in Patna, Bihar.This park was inaugurated in October 2011 by Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, following an initiative of the Department of Environment and Forest, Bihar.
Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the south west of Munger district near the town of Haveli Kharagpur.The forests cover an area or 681.99 km 2 on the hills and undulating tract of Kharagpur Hills.
Valmiki National Park is located in West Champaran district.In the north, it is bordered by Nepal's Chitwan National Park and in the west by Uttar Pradesh.Its total forest area comprises about 900 km 2 (350 sq mi), out of which the Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary is 880 km 2 (340 sq mi) and spread of the National Park is about 335 km 2 (129 sq mi) area.
This wildlife sanctuary represents a remnant patch of forests nestled in the picturesque Rajgir Hills within the South Gangetic Plain. This sanctuary lies between latitudes 24°55’ and 25°05’ N and longitude 85°6’ and 85°30’ E in Nalanda District of Bihar and extends over an area of 3584 hectares or 35.84 sq. km.
Lychee Peepal tree (Ficus religiosa) Bauhinia acuminata, locally known as kachnaar. The Indian state of Bihar contains sub-Himalayan foothills and mountains with moist deciduous forests.