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Rajaji National Park is a national park and tiger reserve in the Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal districts of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [1] It encompasses an area of 820 km 2 (320 sq mi) in the Sivalik Hills. [2] In 1983, three wildlife sanctuaries in the area, namely Chilla, Motichur and Rajaji, were merged into one. [2]
Ganga Bhogpur is situated between two holy cities, Haridwar and Rishikesh along the river Ganges. Ganga Bhogpur is an entry point to Rajaji National Park. [1] Nearby village Chilla is another entry point to the park. The area is covered by forest and mountains. Animals such as elephants, tigers, deer and lions in habit the area.
As per Ministry of Environment and Forests, the wild tiger population in India stood at 2,226 in 2014 with an increase of 30.5% since the 2010 estimate. [4] In 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were an estimated 2,967 wild tigers in existence in India. The wild tiger population increased to 3,682 as of 2022. [5]
Getting to the Valley of Flowers requires a trek of about 17 km (10.5 mi). The nearest major town is Joshimath [1] [10] in Garhwal, which has convenient road connections from Haridwar and Dehradun, both about 270 km (168 mi) south of Joshimath. From Delhi, one can take the train to Haridwar and then travel by bus to Govindghat via Rishikesh. [11]
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King George V poses with the day’s kills during his tour of India in 1912; from 1875 to 1925, more than 80,000 tigers were killed [2] Jim Corbett National Park established in 1932 was first Shikargah turned into a national park during British India , only 40,000 tigers were left during India's independence in 1947 , the first-ever all-India ...