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Map of the Indian protected areas of the Kangchenjunga Biosphere Reserve and National Park. Khangchendzonga National Park covers an area of 849.50 km 2 (327.99 sq mi) in Mangan district and Gyalshing district at an elevation of 1,829 m (6,001 ft) to over 8,550 m (28,050 ft). It is one of the few high-altitude national parks of India and was ...
Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve located in Ravangla, near Namchi City in the Namchi district of the Indian state of Sikkim covering an area of around 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi). The literal meaning of maenam-la is "treasure-house of medicines", and the flora of the sanctuary is rich in a number of plants of medicinal value .
This is a tentative list of butterfly species and subspecies found in Sikkim, an Indian state in northeast India. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( September 2019 )
Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary (Devanagari: फाम्बोन्ग ल्हो) is a 51 km 2 (20 sq mi) large wildlife sanctuary in Gangtok district of the state of Sikkim in India. It is contiguous with Khangchendzonga National Park and located around 30 km (19 mi) west of Gangtok.
[4] 2 acres (0.81 ha) of forestland were cleared and developed for the park. The theme park was conceived by Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling, who had visited the falls during his visit to the Ranka Monastery on 28 September 2004. He intended to revive interest in the traditional shamanic beliefs of the people.
[1] [2] Moreover, there is a Hindu Kali Temple as well at the top. During the time of Rama Navami and for other Hindu festive occasions local pilgrims do offerings to the deity Goddess Kali. Management authority is governed by Directorate of Ecotourism, Govt of Sikkim and Joint Forest Management Committee.
In 2005, 73.2 per cent of Sikkim's households were reported to have access to safe drinking water, [121] and the state's large number of mountain streams assures a sufficient water supply. On 8 December 2008, it was announced that Sikkim had become the first state in India to achieve 100 per cent sanitation coverage, becoming completely free of ...
Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary is a nature park in the Indian state of Sikkim. It has forty species of rhododendron trees. It is located in the Yumthang Valley of Flowers north of Lachung in North Sikkim district. Bird species found in the park include Wood snipe and Hoary-throated barwing. [2] The sanctuary is part of the Sacred Himalayan ...