Question 4286
The Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary located in?
Answer
Assam
Why?
The correct answer is Assam . Key Points The Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary , also known as the Jeypore Rainforest is a part of the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve . Dehing Patkai is a deciduous rainforest interspersed with semi-evergreen and lush green flora, the only patch of virgin rainforest in Assam . Dehing is the name of the river that flows through this forest and Patkai is the hill at the foot of which the sanctuary lies. The Wildlife Sanctuary is endowed with rich bio-diversity. Recently, the Assam government has taken the decision to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park . Important Points National Parks in Assam: Dibru-Saikhowa orang Manas Kaziranga Nameri Additional Information National Park: An area, whether within a sanctuary or not, can be notified by the state government to be constituted as a National Park. To protect its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, or zoological association of importance, needed for the purpose of protecting & propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment. No human activity is permitted inside the national park except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state under the conditions given in CHAPTER IV, WPA 1972 . According to the National Wildlife Database 2019, There are 101 existing national parks in India covering an area of 40,564.00 km 2 , which is 1.23% of the geographical area of the country .
