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National parks of India

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This is a list of all national parks of India. India's first national park (an IUCN category II protected area) was established in 1935 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. Further federal legislation strengthening protections for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s. As of April 2007, there are 96 national parks. All national park lands encompass a combined 38,029.18 km, 1.16% of India's total surface area. A total of 166 national parks have been authorized. Plans are underway to establish the remaining scheduled parks. All of India's national parks are listed below alongside their home state or territory and the date that they were established. For an overview of Indian protected areas in general, please see protected areas of India.

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Contents
1 List of national parks 2 Proposed and commissioned national parks 3 See also 4 Footnotes 5 References 6 External links

List of national parks

Name 1. Anshi National Park 2. Balphakram National Park 3. Bandhavgarh National Park State Karnataka Meghalaya Madhya Pradesh Established 1987 1986 1982 1974 Area (in km) 250 220 448.85 874.20

4. Bandipur National Park Karnataka

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5. Bannerghatta National Park 6. Vansda National Park 7. Betla National Park 8. Bhitarkanika National Park 9. Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar 10. Buxa Tiger Reserve 11. Campbell Bay National Park 12. Chandoli National Park 14. Dachigam National Park 15. Desert National Park 16. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park 18. Eravikulam National Park 19. Fossil National Park 20. Galathea National Park 22. Gir National Park 23. Gorumara National Park 24. Govind Pashu Vihar 25. Great Himalayan National Park 26. Gugamal National Park 27. Guindy National Park 28. Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park

Karnataka Gujarat Jharkhand Orissa Gujarat West Bengal

1974 1979 1986 1988 1976 1992

104.27 23.99 231.67 145 34.08 117.10 426.23 317.67 520.82 141 3162 340 490.29 97 0.27 110 1552.73 258.71 79.45 472.08 754.40 361.28 2.82 162.89

Andaman and 1992 Nicobar Maharashtra 2004 1936 1981 1980 1999

13. Corbett National Park Uttarakhand Jammu and Kashmir Rajasthan Assam

17. Dudhwa National Park Uttar Pradesh 1977 Kerala Madhya Pradesh 1978 1983

Andaman and 1992 Nicobar 1989 1975 1994 1990 1984 1987 1976 1980 Gujarat West Bengal Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Gujarat

21. Gangotri National Park Uttarakhand

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29. Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park 30. Hemis National Park 31. Hazaribag National Park

Tamil Nadu Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand

1980 1981 N/A 1989 1981 1993 2003 1955 1982 1994 1974 1977 1981 1977 1981 1987 1959

6.23 4100 183.89 117.10 1258.37 202.02 100.88 940 200 1.42 471.71 40 28.73 1784 400 600.32 375.22

32. Indira Gandhi National Park (prev: Annamalai Tamil Nadu National Park) 33. Indravati National Park 34. Intanki National Park Chhattisgarh Nagaland Madhya Pradesh

35. Kalesar National Park Haryana 36. Kanha National Park

37. Kanger Ghati National Chhattisgarh Park (Kanger Valley) 38. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park 39. Kaziranga National Park 40. Keibul Lamjao National Park 41. Keoladeo National Park 42. Khangchendzonga National Park 43. Kishtwar National Park 44. Kudremukh National Park 45. Madhav National Park 46. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (prev: Wandur National Park) 47. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park 48. Manas National Park Andhra Pradesh Assam Manipur Rajasthan Sikkim Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Madhya Pradesh

Andaman and 1983 Nicobar Andhra Pradesh Assam 1994 1990

281.50

14.59 500

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49. Mathikettan Shola National Park 50. Middle Button Island National Park

Kerala

2003

12.82 0.64 107 483 288 46.62 3.60 103.24 78.46 200 643.39 1985.23 200 630.00

Andaman and 1987 Nicobar 1978 1986 1960 Arunachal Pradesh Rajasthan

51. Mollem National Park Goa 52. Mouling National Park 53. Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary 54. Mount Harriet National Park 55. Mrugavani National Park 56. Mudumalai National Park 57. Mukurthi National Park 58. Murlen National Park 59. Nagarhole National Park 60. Namdapha National Park 61. Nameri National Park 62. Nanda Devi National Park

Andaman and 1987 Nicobar Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Mizoram Karnataka Arunachal Pradesh Assam Uttarakhand 1994 1990 1990 1991 1988 1983 1998 1982 1976 1975 1986 1986

63. Nandankanan National Orissa Park 63. Navegaon National Park Maharashtra

133.88 88 47.48 0.44 78.80 736.87 542.67

64. Neora Valley National West Bengal Park 65. Nokrek National Park Meghalaya 66. North Button Island National Park 67. Orang National Park 68. Palani Hills National Park 69. Panna National Park

Andaman and 1987 Nicobar Assam Tamil Nadu Madhya Pradesh 1999 Proposed 1973

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70. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh 71. Pench National Park 72. Periyar National Park 73. Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park 74. Pin Valley National Park 75. Rajaji National Park

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Kerala Mizoram Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand

1975 1975 1982 1997 1987 1983 2003

292.85 257.26 350 50 675 820.42 200 256.14 392 32.54 9.07 1471.13 466.88

76. Rajiv Gandhi National karnataka Park(same as nagerhole) 77. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park

Andaman and 1996 Nicobar 1980

78. Ranthambore National Rajasthan Park 79. Saddle Peak National Park 80. Salim Ali National Park 81. Sanjay National Park 82. Sanjay National Park 83. Sanjay Gandhi National Park a.k.a. Borivili National Park, Mumbai 84. Sariska National Park 85. Satpura National Park

Andaman and 1987 Nicobar Jammu and Kashmir Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh 1992 1981 1981

1983 1982 1981 1984 1982 1980 1992

86.96 273.80 585.17 89.52 0.41 845.70 78.60 0.03 353.62 1.43

86. Silent Valley National Kerala Park 87. Sirohi National Park Manipur 88. Simlipal National Park Orissa 89. Singalila National Park West Bengal 90. South Button Island National Park 91. Sri Venkateswara National Park 92. Sultanpur National Park

Andaman and 1987 Nicobar Andhra Pradesh Haryana 1989 1989

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93. Sundarbans National Park 95. Valley of Flowers National Park 97. Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary 98. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary 99. Van Vihar National Park

West Bengal

1984 1955 1982 1989 1987 2009 1979

1330.10 116.55 87.50 335.65 67.5 250 4.45

94. Tadoba National Park Maharashtra Uttarakhand

96. Valmiki National Park Bihar Bihar Bihar Madhya Pradesh

Proposed and commissioned national parks

Several new national parks have been proposed by State Governments in India, and are pending an approval, after which they will be commissioned, and demarcated. Important national parks which have already been commissioned include : Qazinag National Park

See also
List of Protected areas in India

Footnotes
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The Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Pench National Park are administered separately. The Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Sanjay National Park are administered separately.

References
Recently updated source of the PA information below is the National Wildlife Database Cell, WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA DEHRADUN, (position as on April 23, 2007), retrieved 25 July 2007 LIST OF PROTECTED AREAS (http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/pa_list.pdf) United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas: India (1993) (http://www.wcmc.org.uk/igcmc /parks/un93.html) Ministry of Forests and Environment Protected Areas website (http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis /envis_pa_network/index.htm) Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm) ENVIS Centre, WII, Dehradun (http://wiienvis.nic.in/envis_pa_network/index.htm) List of Proposed National Parks (http://www.ecoinfoindia.org/list_proposed_NP.pdf)

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External links
National Parks in India (http://www.indiawildliferesorts.com/national-parks/index.html) National Parks of India mapped on Google Maps (http://www.world-wildlife-adventures.com/india /wildlife-map.asp) indian national parks map (http://www.wildlife.mapunity.org/) Van Vihar National Park, Bhopal, MP (http://www.vanvihar.org/) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_parks_of_India" Categories: Lists of national parks | National parks of India | Lists of places in India This page was last modified on 2 April 2010 at 16:04. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

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