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Gorumara National Park is an important national park of North Bengal. It is

situated just at the foothills of Eastern Himalaya in Terai region, on the flood
plains in Murti, Raidak. Jaldhaka a Tributary of Brahmaputra flows just beside the
National Park. Gorumara has mixed vegetation of forest & grassland. It is famous
for its good population of One Horned Indian Rhino. Ministry of Environment and
Forest has declared Gorumara as the best among the protected areas in India for the
year 2009. Gorumara was declared a reserve forest in 1895. In 1949 it was given a
status of a wild life sanctuary. Later on Gorumara was declared as National Park in
1994.

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Gorumara National Park is spread over an area of approx 80 Sq km. The forest area
has come up as a tourist destination during the last decade. In recent years, there
has been substantial increase in tourist arrival as well as infrastructure. Today
the area around the forest has the largest concentration of tourist accommodation
in Dooars. The number of jungle safari options has also increased over the years.

Chalsa
Chalsa is a small town situated just on the foot of the Himalayas in the Dooars in
Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. This small town is surrounded by hills, tea
gardens, rivers and forests. One part of the town is surrounded by Gorumara
National Park and other part with Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary.

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DOOARS VALLEY
The Dooars Valley is specially noted for its wildlife sanctuaries, the most notable
of which is Jaldapara, offering memorable elephant rides through rhino and tiger
forests. Other sanctuaries include Buxa Tiger Project, Gorumara and Chapramari.

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