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Bandhavgarh National Park Deepti Pillai Marketing Manager Alfa Jungle Retreat

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Bandhavgarh National Park Bandhavgarh National park is one of the most famous national parks in India. It is far from civilization and located in the Vindhya Hills of the Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh. It is situated at 197 Km north-east of Jabalpur. It covers the area of 450 Sq Km, core area being 105 Sq Km. In 1968, the jungles of Bandhavgarh was declared as a national Park.                                   The name Bandhavgarh has been derived from an ancient fort in a hillock in the Vindhyan ranges of Umaria. It is believed that the fort was given as a gift by Lord Rama to his brother Lakshmana. “Bandhav” means brother and “Garh” means fort. Hence the name, Bandhavgarh. Bandhavgarh Hill is the highest hill among 32 hills with an altitude of 807m. Bandhavgarh National Park is a land of tigers. It is home to the highest number of Royal Bengal tigers found in the world. Something to feel proud of, isn't' it? There are around 48 to 55 tigers in this park. You can easily

Pench Tiger Reserve Mowgli Land

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THE PENCH NATIONAL PARK Also known as " Pench Tiger Reserve " or "Mowgli Land". It is named so as it is situated beside river Pench. It is locate in "Seoni" district of Madhaya Pradesh which is exactly 60km away from pench. Originally labelled as sanctuary in 1977, Pench became a National Park in 1983. In 1992, it was established as a tiger reserve, and in 2002 it was christened as the Indira Priyadarshini National Park. Pench Madhya Pradesh covers an area half the size of Mumbai City that is 293sq km. It is located just beside the NH7. According to tiger sensus only 40 tigers are residing here. Night Safari is also available here which is closed during rainy season . There are 46 forest guards in Pench National Park. The natural richness of the park has been mentioned in Ain-i-Akbari, the 16th-century document chronicling the reign of Emperor Akbar during the Mughal era. Pench national Park is very rich in fauna- Some of these are-: Tiger, Leopard, Jun

Bandhavgarh National Park Visalatchi Subbiah Marketing Manager Alfa Jungle Retreat

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Bandhavgarh National Park Bandhavgarh National park is one of the most famous national parks in India. It is far from civilization and located in the Vindhya Hills of the Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh. It is situated at 197 Km north-east of Jabalpur. It covers the area of 450 Sq Km, core area being 105 Sq Km. In 1968, the jungles of Bandhavgarh was declared as a national Park.                                 The name Bandhavgarh has been derived from an ancient fort in a hillock in the Vindhyan ranges of Umaria. It is believed that the fort was given as a gift by Lord Rama to his brother Lakshmana. “Bandhav” means brother and “Garh” means fort. Hence the name, Bandhavgarh. Bandhavgarh Hill is the highest hill among 32 hills with an altitude of 807m. Bandhavgarh National Park is a land of tigers. It is home to the highest number of Royal Bengal tigers found in the world. Something to feel proud of, isn't' it? There are around 48 to 55 tigers in this park. You can easily s