Question 4469
In which of the following states Orang National Park is located?
Answer
Assam
Why?
It is a national park in India located on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam . It was established as a sanctuary in 1985 and declared a national park on 1999. It covers an area of 79.28 km2. One of the four major rhino habitats in Assam, Orang was recognised as a tiger reserve in 2016. It has a rich flora and fauna, including great Indian rhinoceros , pygmy hog, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo and Bengal tiger. It is the only stronghold of rhinoceros on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River. It is also known as the mini Kaziranga National Park since the two parks have a similar landscape made up of marshes, streams and grasslands and are inhabited by the Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros.
