The Assam government decided to upgrade Dehing Patkai wildlife Sanctuary
Recently Assam government decided
to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a National Park. The
announcement comes just months after the National Board of Wildlife's (NBWl)
conditional clearance to a coal mining project by coal India Limited(CIL) in
the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve Sparked a spate of virtual protests in the
state.
Dehing Patkai Wildlife
Sanctuary: The Dehing Patkai
Wildlife Sanctuary is also known as the Jeypore Rainforest. It is located in
the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam. Dehing is the name of the river
that flows through this forest and Patkai is the hill at the foot of which the
sanctuary lies. Fauna: Rare fauna found in the region include Chinese pangolin,
flying fox, wild pig, sambar, barking deer, gaur, serow and Malayan giant
squirrels.It is the only sanctuary in India which is home to seven different
species of wild cates-tiger, leopared, clouded leopard, leopard cat, gloden
cat, jungle cat and marbled cat.
About Assam: state: 26 January 1950
Capital: Dispur
Number of District: 33
Governor:
Jagadish Mukhi
CM:
Sarbananda Sonowal
MLA Seats: 126
Lok Sabha Seats: 14
Rajya Sabha
Seats: 7
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