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17th, April, 2022

Great national park of the Himalayas: Going to be the third largest national park of the country with 3120 km2.
The Great Himalayan National Park, which obtained the status of World Heritage in June 2014, will soon become the third largest national park in the country. Its process has been started.
Currently, the park extends over an area of 905.4 square kilometers. Two national parks and two sanctuaries are included in this. First, the 710 square kilometer Kheerganga National Park, adjacent to the Great Himalayan National Park will be included.

In addition to 675 square kilometers of Pin Valley National Park, the Rupi Bhab Wildlife Sanctuary and Kanawar Wildlife Sanctuary will also be merged. This work is done on the basis of the guidelines of UNESCO.
In the year 2014, when the Great Himalayan National Park got the status of World Heritage, UNESCO had asked to increase the area of the park to three thousand square km. India had indicated its commitment to this.
In this situation, the Himalayan Grand National Park has started its process.
In 2023, India is required to submit its status report to UNESCO. Nishant Mandotra, DFO, Great Himalayan National Park, said that in the first phase, 710 square kilometers of Kheerganga National Park will be covered. The park manager has also done its survey.

With regard to biodiversity, UNESCO has inscribed the Great Himalayan National Park on the World Heritage List. While tourist activities have increased in the park area, the state bird Jajurana has also become a custodian.
31 species of wild animals including musk deer, snow leopard, black and brown bear, musk deer, snow leopard, ghoral, Himalayan blue sheep, Himalayan thar, Himalayan wizzle besides rooster species and 209 breeds of rare birds include Jajurana, Monal, Koklas. , Shahil, Chid Seizand and 44 species of butterflies are found in the park.
There are 832 different species of plants in the park area. These include 69 species of trees, 113 types of shrubs, 28 types of creepers and 493 herbs. Hunting is prohibited in the park area. More than 35 trap cameras have been installed to keep an eye on it.

(Source: Amar Ujala)

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