Assam Forest Minister to inaugurate Dehing-Patkai National Park on July 3
Situated along the eastern part of Assam's Dibrugarh and Tinsukia district, the 234.26-sq km national park is a major habitat for elephants and other animals, including clouded leopards, tigers and other endangered species.
By Avik Chakraborty
DIBRUGARH:
Assam forest minister, Parimal Suklabaidya, will formally inaugurate the 7th National Park of Assam, the Dehing-Patkai National Park on July 3.
Situated along the eastern part of Assam's Dibrugarh and Tinsukia district, the 234.26-sq km national park is a major habitat for elephants and other animals, including clouded leopards, tigers and other endangered species.
The park is also home to about 310 species of butterflies, and 47 species of other reptiles and mammals.
The decision to convert the Dihing-Patkai as a National parK comes days after the 422-sq km Raimona National Park in Assam's Kokrajhar district was accorded the status of a national park.
In addition to a diverse variety of wildlife, the Dehing-Patkai Rain Forest also has unique floral and faunal diversity which was recognised by the state government in 2004.
"Dehing-Patkai is rich in vegetation and one of the darkest forests in the world. It is a prime habitat for several species," said a Dibrugarh based environmentalist.
The National Park comprises pristine forest along the Assam-Arunachal interstate boundary, classified as the Assam Valley Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest.
(Edited by Shankar Kumar Turha)
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