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Construction of this park started off in 2004-05 under the Rajasthan Forestry and Biodiversity Project, with financial assistance of Japan International Co-operation Agency. [citation needed] The park is developed over an area of 36 hectares, with a budget of 21.70 crore rupees.
List of Biodiversity Heritage Sites in Madhya Pradesh; No. Name of the Site State District Taluka Locality Area Importance Reference 1 Naro Hills Madhya Pradesh: Satna: 200 ha (2.0 km 2) Geologically unique and diverse. Has large number of species of flora and fauna. [5] 2 Patalkot: Madhya Pradesh: Chhindwara: Tamia 8,367.49 ha (83.6749 km 2)
The State of Rajasthan was formed on 30 March 1949 when the states of the Rajputana Agency [57] of the erstwhile British Empire in India were merged into the new Indian Union. Modern Rajasthan includes most of Rajputana , which comprises the erstwhile nineteen princely states , three chiefships, and the British district of Ajmer-Merwara . [ 58 ]
Keoladeo National Park is 2 km (1.2 mi) south-east of Bharatpur and 55 km (34 mi) west of Agra. It is spread over approx 29 km 2 (11 sq mi). One third of the Keoladeo National Park is wetland with mounds, dykes, and open water with or without submerged or emergent plants.
Sariska to Delhi leopard wildlife corridor, of which "Asola Bhati wildlife sanctuary" is one of the northernmost important part, is a 200 km long important biodiversity and wildlife corridor which runs from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan to Delhi Ridge. This corridor is an important habitat for the Indian leopards and jackals of ...
Akal Wood Fossil Park is a National Geological Monument of India located in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. [2] It is also a Biodiversity Heritage Site.. It is 21 hectares in extent and is located in Akal village, 17–18 km southeast of Jaisalmer city, and 1 km off the NH-68 Jaisalmer-Barmer road, on a stretch of about 10 km 2 of bare hillside. [3]
It is a national centre for information, education and research in ornithology and natural history in India. According to SACON, its mission is "To help conserve India’s biodiversity and its sustainable use through research, education and peoples' participation, with birds at the centre stage". Salim Ali (1890–1987) "The Birdman of India"
There are 18 biosphere reserves in India. [1] They protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses.