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Rajaji National Park is distinct for its pristine scenic beauty and rich
bio-diversity. A paradise for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts, the
wildlife of the park is blessed with elephants, tigers, leopards, deers
and ghorals as its best known life forms. Three sancturies in the
Uttaranchal, Shivaliks - Rajaji, Motichur and Chila were amalgamated into
a large protected area and named Rajaji National Park in the year 1983
after the famous freedom fighter Late Sri C. Rajgopalachari; popularly
known as "Rajaji". This area is the North Western Limit of Asian
elephants. Spread over an area of 820.42 sq km, Rajaji is a magnificient
ecosystem nestled in the Shivalik ranges and the beginning of the vast
Indo–Gangetic plains, thus representing vegetation of several distinct
zones and forest types like sal forests, reverine forests, board–leaved
mixed forests, scrubland and grassy. It posseses as many as 23 species of
mammals and 315 bird species.The abundance of nature’s bounties heaped in
and around this park, are bound to attract a large number of wildlife
conservationalists, nature lovers and eco-friends to visit this most
breathtaking wilderness area.
Rajaji National Park is
situated along the hills and foothills of Shivalik ranges in the Himalayan
foothills and represents the Shivalik eco-system. On the map it is located
between Haridwar (Latitude 290 56’ 40”) and Dehradun (Latitude 300 20’
North) and 790 80’ E Longitude (Dehradun 780 01’ 15” E (Ramgarh),
Chillawali- 770 54’ 30” East).
Rajaji National park is accessible from many directions by road, rail and
air. Bus services and overnight trains are available for Dehradun and
Haridwar from Delhi and Lucknow. Chila is 8 km from Haridwar railway
station which is well connected to major metropolitan cities and 14 km
from Rishikesh through Canal Road, 38 km from Jolly Grant airport. Jolly
Grant airport which is only a few kilometres away from the Northern
boundary of the Park, has a daily 50 minutes flight from Delhi. |
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