BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK
- April 1, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK
Subject : Environment
Context : Recently, a wildfire that had spread across several zones in Bandhavgarh National Park has been brought under control.
Concept :
About Bandhavgarh National Park
- It is located in the Vindhya Hills of the Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh.
- It is known for the Royal Bengal Tigers.
- It was declared as a national park in 1968.
- The name Bandhavgarh has been derived from the most prominent hillock of the area of Umaria.
- It consists of mixed vegetation ranging from tall grasslands to thick Sal forest.
- It resides on the extreme north eastern border of Madhya Pradesh and the northern edges of the Satpura mountain ranges.