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A New National Park in Assam

Date - 11th Jun 2021

The Assam government declared Dihing Patkai a national park, which was the last remaining wet evergreen rainforest in the Assam Valley. Dihing Patkai is a 234.26 sq. km, covering the districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in Assam. This is the main habitat for elephants. 310 species of butterflies are registered here. The park is also home to 47 species of reptiles and mammals, including the tiger and clouded leopard. It will be operated by the Soraypung Ridge of the Digboy Forestry Division and the Jaypor Ridge of the Dibrugar Forest District.

This notification comes four days after the 422-sq. km Raymon National Park in the Kokrajhar region of Assam. Assam now ranks third in the number of national parks (7) in India.

Madhya Pradesh, with 12 national parks, ranks first, followed by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with 9 national parks.

Assam has five old national parks, including -

• Kaziranga National Park
• Manas National Park
• Nameri National Park
• Orang National Park
• Dibru-Saykhova National Park

Among them, Kaziranga and Manas are UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Tiger Reserves. Nameri and Oranguts are also tiger reserves. Dihing Patkai has been the focus of illegal coal mining in its vicinity, including the former Dehing Patkai Wildlife Refuge, the Jaipor Wildlife Refuge and the western block of the Upper Dihing Wildlife Refuge.

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