Rajaji National Park
Rajaji National Park
of India is
nestled between the
Shivalik ranges and
the Indo-Gangetic plains.
Broadleaved deciduous forests,
riverine vegetation, scrubland,
grasslands and pine
forests form the
range of flora
in this park.
The dense jungles
here are home
to vivacious wildlife.
The varied topography
of the national
park is also
responsible for vivid
animal life inhibited
here. The under-wood
is light and
often absent, consisting
of rohini Mallotus
philippensis, amaltas Cassia
fistula, shisham Dalbergia
sissoo, Sal Shorea
robusta, palash Butea
monosperma, arjun Terminalia
arjuna, khair Senegalia
catechu, baans Dendrocalamus
strictus, semul Bombax
ceiba, sandan, chamaror
Ehretia, amla Phyllanthus
emblica, kachnar Bauhienia
variegata, ber Ziziphus
mauritiana, chilla Casearia,
bel Aegle marmelos,
etc.
The Union
government has given
the nod to
a proposal to
grant the Rajaji
National Park in
Uttarakhand the status
of a tiger
reserve. It will
be the second
tiger reserve in
the State after
the Corbett Tiger
Reserve.
As per
directions of the
Tiger Conservative Authority
of India, the
Rajaji National Park
will be core
area of the
Rajaji Tiger Reserve,
while about 300
km2. of Shyampur
range of the
Haridwar forest division
and parts of
Kotdwar and Laldhang
forest division, which
function as a
buffer zone, will
also be included
in the Tiger
Project, augmented area
to 1150 km2.
Rajaji National Park
is predominantly formed
from dense green
jungles, and this
environment forms a
habitat for a
number of animals.
The Park is
at the northwestern
limit of distribution
for both elephants
and tigers in India. The
park is most
renowned for its
elephants. The mountain
goat, goral is
another noteworthy resident.
It is mainly
confined to the
precipitous pine-covered slopes.
Besides the huge
pachyderms and the
nimble goats, you
might come across
huge herds of
chital, sometimes as
many as 250
to a herd.
Sambar, barking deer,
hog deer, nilgai,
wild pigs and
sloth bears also
inhabit these forests
though you may
not always catch
a glimpse of these.
The
rhesus macaque and
the common langur
are fairly common
here. Rajaji National
Park has been
named after C.
Rajagopalachari (Rajaji), a
prominent leader of
the Freedom Struggle,
the second and
last Governor-General of
independent India and
one of the
first recipients of
India's highest civilian
award Bharat Ratna
(in 1954).
Amzingally described...
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