The Assam government has notified Dihing Patkai as a National Park, four days after creating the 422-sq. km Raimona National Park in western Assam’s Kokrajhar district.

Dihing Patkai NP

• Dihing Patkai, in focus a year ago for illegal coal mining in the vicinity, encompasses the erstwhile Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, the Jeypore Reserve Forest and the western block of the Upper Dihing Reserve Forest.
• The 234.26-sq. km Dihing Patkai straddling eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts is a major elephant habitat and 310 species of butterflies have been recorded there.
• The park has 47 species each of reptiles and mammals, including the tiger and clouded leopard.

Answer this PYQ in the comment box:

Q.Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?

(a) Khangchendzonga National Park

(b) Nandadevi National Park

(c) Neora Valley National Park

(d) Namdapha National Park

NPs in Assam

• Assam now has the third most National Parks after the 12 in Madhya Pradesh and nine in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• The five older National Parks in the State are Kaziranga, Manas, Nameri, Orang and Dibru-Saikhowa.
• Kaziranga and Manas are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
• They are also tiger reserves along with Nameri and Orang.

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