National Parks

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Revised 21st May 2018

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# Name of the Park Location Comments

1. Jim Corbett National Nainital, Uttarakhand It is the oldest national park in India
Park and was established in 1936 as Hailey
National Park to protect the
endangered Bengal tiger.

2. Kaziranga National Golaghat and Nagaon The sanctuary hosts two-thirds of the
Park districts in Assam world's great one-horned
rhinoceroses and is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.

3. Gir Forest National Junagadh District, Gir It is a forest and wildlife sanctuary and
Park and Wildlife Somnath District and Amreli home to the Asiatic lions.
Sanctuary Districts in Gujarat

4. Sundarbans National Dayapur, Gosaba, West It is a National Park, Tiger Reserve,

Park Bengal and a Biosphere Reserve covered by
mangrove forests and is one of the
largest reserves for the Bengal tiger
and is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site.

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5. Eravikulam National Idukki(Munnar), Kerala A unique aspect of this national park
Park is the blooming of the Neelakurinji, a
plant that blooms once every 12
years, and turns the entire forest a
deep shade of blue.

6. Pench National Park Seoni and Chhindwara It derives its name from the Pench
districts of Madhya Pradesh River that flows through the park and
haven for Royal Bengal Tigers.

7. Sariska National Alwar district of Rajasthan It is a national park and tiger reserve
Park and is a refuge for Royal Bengal
Tigers.

8. Kanha National Park Mandla and Balaghat Kanha National Park is one of the first
districts of Madhya Pradesh tiger reserve to work for Project Tiger

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in India and it is the largest national

park of Madhya Pradesh.

# Name of the Park Location Comments

9. Ranthambore Sawai Madhopur district of It is one of the largest national parks in

National Park Rajasthan North India and is known for its Bengal
tigers

10. Periyar National Park Thekkady, Kerala Periyar National Park and Wildlife
Sanctuary is a notable as both as a
elephant reserve and a tiger reserve.

11. Bandhavgarh Umaria district of Madhya White Tigers were present in the
National Park Pradesh Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

12. Mudumalai National Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu Bird watching is an interesting activity
Park here as fine bird specimens flock this
area quite often.

13. Dachigam National Srinagar, Jammu and Only area where Kashmir stag is
Park Kashmir found.

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14. Nagarhole National Kodagu and Mysore It is also known as Rajiv Gandhi
Park districts in Karnataka National Park.

15. Bannerghatta Bangalore, Karnataka Also known as Bannerghatta

National Park Biological Park. It is a popular tourist
destination with a zoo, a pet corner, an
animal rescue centre, a butterfly
enclosure, an aquarium, a snake
house and a safari park.

16. Bandipur National Chamarajanagar district of It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere

Park Karnataka Reserve and largest habitat of wild
elephants in south Asia.

17. Govind Pashu Vihar Uttarakand It is named after a prominent Indian

National Park and freedom fighter and politician Govind
Sanctuary Ballabh Pant.

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18. Gangotri National Uttarkashi District of It was third largest National park of
Park Uttarakhand India.

# Name of the Park Location Comments

19. Nanda Devi National Joshimath,Uttarakhand The National Park was inscribed a
Park World Heritage Site by UNESCO in
1988. The latter was expanded and
renamed to Nanda Devi and Valley of
Flowers National Parks in 2005.

20. Gulf of Mannar It lies 1 to 10 km away from It consists of 21 small islands and
Marine National Park the east coast of Tamil coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar in the
Nadu, South India for 160 Indian Ocean of Tamil Nadu. The park
km between Thoothukudi has a high diversity of plants and
(Tuticorin) and animals in its marine and shore
Dhanushkodi. habitats. Dugong (Sea Cow), a
vulnerable marine mammal is also
found here.

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21. Indira Gandhi Coimbatore District, Tamil Anamalai Tiger Reserve, earlier
National Park Nadu known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife
Sanctuary and National Park.

22. Keoladeo National Bharatpur, Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo

Park Ghana National Park formerly known
as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is a
man-made and man-managed
wetland and one of the national parks
of India. It is conferred with World
Heritage Site by UNESCO.

23. Chandoli National Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli It is a natural World Heritage Site.
Park Districts of Maharashtra

24. Tadoba National Chandrapur district of It is notable as Maharashtra's oldest

Park Maharashtra and largest national park.

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25. Sanjay Gandhi Northern part of Mumbai It is formerly Borivali National Park.
National Park city

26. Manas National Park Jyoti Gaon, Assam Also known as Manas Wildlife
Sanctuary, UNESCO Natural World
Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve,
an elephant and a biosphere reserve.

# Name of the Park Location Comments

27. Gulf of Kutch Marine Southern shore of the Gulf It is the first national marine park and
National Park of Kutch in Jamnagar, also first marine wildlife sanctuary of
Gujarat India with 42 islands on Jamnagar
coast in the Marine National Park.

28. Van Vihar National Bhopal, MadhyaPradesh It is developed and managed as a

Park modern zoological park.

29. Keibul Lamjao Bishnupur District, Manipur It is the only floating park in the world
National Park and an integral part of Loktak Lake.

30. Sri Venkateswara Chittoor & Cuddapah It is one of the biosphere reserves of
National Park districts of Andhra Pradesh India.

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31. Mahatma Gandhi Wandoor, Andaman Islands It is also Known as Wandoor National
Marine National Park Park. This National park is covered
with Tropical Forest.

32. Mount Harriet Port Blair, Andaman and The picture on the back side of ₹ 20
National Park Nicobar Islands note is taken from Mount Harriet
National Park. The park is named in
commemoration of Harriet Tytler, wife
of Robert Christopher Tytler, a British
army officer.

33. Great Himalayan Kullu region in Himachal The Park was added to the UNESCO
National Park Pradesh list of World Heritage Sites. The
Unesco World Heritage Site
Committee granted the status to the
park under the criteria of "outstanding

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significance for biodiversity

conservation".

34. Khangchendzonga Sikkim The park gets its name from the
National Park mountain Kanchenjunga which is
8,586 metres (28,169 ft) tall, the third-
highest peak in the world.

35. Nokrek National Park Tura, Meghalaya UNESCO added this National park to
its list of Biosphere Reserves.

# Name of the Park Location Comments

36. Silent Valley National Mannarkkad, Palakkad The British named the area Silent
Park District, Kerala Valley because of a perceived
absence of noisy cicadas.

Important Notes:

 Total number of National Parks in India – 103

 Total number of Tiger Reserves in India – 50
 Total number of Elephant reserves in India – 32
 Total number of Wild Life Sanctuaries in India – 543
 Total number of Biosphere reserves in India – 18
 Total number of Marine National Park and Water Sanctuaries in India – 5
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Important Policies:

a) National Forest Policy - 1952, 1988

b) Project Tiger - 1973
c) Project Elephant - 1992
d) Project Crocodile - 1975
e) Project Dolphin - 2008

(Source: http://wiienvis.nic.in)

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