National parks of India

National parks of India

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 38,029.18km, 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.

List of national parks

Name 1. Anshi National Park 2. Balphakram National Park 3. Bandhavgarh National Park 4. Bandipur National Park 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 13. Corbett National Park 14. Dachigam National Park 15. Darrah National Park 16. Desert National Park 17. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park 18. Dudhwa National Park 19. Eravikulam National Park 20. Fossil National Park 21. Galathea National Park 22. Gangotri National Park 23. Gir National Park 24. Gorumara National Park 25. Govind Pashu Vihar 26. Great Himalayan National Park State Karnataka Meghalaya Madhya Pradesh Karnataka Karnataka Gujarat Jharkhand Orissa Gujarat West Bengal Established Area (in km) 1987 1986 1982 1974 1974 1979 1986 1988 1976 1992 250 220 448.85 874.20 106.27 23.99 231.67 145 34.08 117.10 426.23 317.67 520.82 141 250 3162 340 490.29 97 0.27 110 1552.73 258.71 79.45 472.08 754.40

Andaman and Nicobar 1992 Maharashtra Uttarakhand Jammu and Kashmir Rajasthan Rajasthan Assam Uttar Pradesh Kerala Madhya Pradesh 2004 1936 1981 2004 1980 1999 1977 1978 1983

Andaman and Nicobar 1992 Uttarakhand Gujarat West Bengal Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh 1989 1965 1994 1990 1984

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Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Gujarat Tamil Nadu Jammu and Kashmir Punjab Jharkhand Tamil Nadu Chhattisgarh Nagaland Haryana Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Andhra Pradesh Assam Manipur Rajasthan Sikkim Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Madhya Pradesh 1987 1976 1980 1980 1981 1987 1954 1989 1981 1993 2003 1955 1982 1994 1974 1977 1981 1977 1981 1987 1959 361.28 2.82 162.89 6.23 4100 86 183.89 117.10 1258.37 202.02 100.88 940 200 1.42 471.71 40 28.73 1784 400 600.32 375.22 281.50 14.59 500 12.82 0.64 107 483 288 46.62 3.60 103.24 78.46 200 1985.23 200 630.00

27. Gugamal National Park 28. Guindy National Park 29. Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park 30. Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park 31. Hemis National Park 32. Harike Wetland 33. Hazaribag National Park 34. Indira Gandhi National Park (prev: Annamalai National Park) 35. Indravati National Park 36. Intanki National Park 37. Kalesar National Park 38. Kanha National Park 39. Kanger Ghati National Park (Kanger Valley) 40. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park 41. Kaziranga National Park 42. Keibul Lamjao National Park 43. Keoladeo National Park 44. Khangchendzonga National Park 45. Kishtwar National Park 46. Kudremukh National Park 47. Madhav National Park

48. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (prev: Wandur National Park) Andaman and Nicobar 1983 49. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park 50. Manas National Park 51. Mathikettan Shola National Park 52. Middle Button Island National Park 53. Mollem National Park 54. Mouling National Park 55. Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary 56. Mount Harriet National Park 57. Mrugavani National Park 58. Mudumalai National Park 59. Mukurthi National Park 60. Murlen National Park 61. Namdapha National Park 62. Nameri National Park 63. Nanda Devi National Park 64. Nandankanan National Park 65. Navegaon National Park Andhra Pradesh Assam Kerala 1994 1990 2003

Andaman and Nicobar 1987 Goa Arunachal Pradesh Rajasthan 1978 1986 1960

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

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West Bengal Meghalaya 1986 1986 88 47.48 0.44 78.80 736.87 542.67 292.85 257.26 350 50 675 820.42 643.39 256.14 392 32.54 9.07 1471.13 466.88 86.96 273.80 585.17 89.52 0.41 845.70 78.60 0.03 353.62 1.43 1330.10 623 87.50 335.65 67.5 250 4.45 195

66. Neora Valley National Park 67. Nokrek National Park 68. North Button Island National Park 69. Orang National Park 70. Palani Hills National Park 71. Panna National Park 72. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh 73. Pench National Park 74. Periyar National Park 75. Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park 76. Pin Valley National Park 77. Rajaji National Park 78. Rajiv Gandhi National Park (prev: Nagarhole National Park) 79. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park 80. Ranthambore National Park 81. Saddle Peak National Park 82. Salim Ali National Park 83. Sanjay National Park 84. Sanjay National Park 85. Sanjay Gandhi National Park a.k.a. Borivili National Park, Mumbai 86. Sariska National Park 87. Satpura National Park 88. Silent Valley National Park 89. Sirohi National Park 90. Simlipal National Park 91. Singalila National Park 91. South Button Island National Park 92. Sri Venkateswara National Park 93. Sultanpur National Park 94. Sundarbans National Park 95. Tadoba National Park 96. Valley of Flowers National Park 97. Valmiki National Park 98. Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary 99. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary 100. Van Vihar National Park 102. Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary

Andaman and Nicobar 1987 Assam Tamil Nadu Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Kerala Mizoram Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Karnataka 1999 Proposed 1973 1975 1975 1982 1997 1987 1983 1988

Andaman and Nicobar 1996 Rajasthan 1980

Andaman and Nicobar 1987 Jammu and Kashmir Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Kerala Manipur Orissa West Bengal 1992 1981 1981 1983 1982 1981 1984 1982 1980 1992

Andaman and Nicobar 1987 Andhra Pradesh Haryana West Bengal Maharashtra Uttarakhand Bihar Bihar Bihar Madhya Pradesh Jharkhand 1989 1989 1984 1955 1982 1989 1987 2009 1979 1975

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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 increase in rainfall types of forests land cultivation

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 [1] United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas: India (1993) [2] Ministry of Forests and Environment Protected Areas website [3] Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun [3] ENVIS Centre, WII, Dehradun [4] List of Proposed National Parks [5]

External links
The Breathtaking Corbett National Park A Conservationist's Heritage - "The Freedom of the Forests" [6] National Parks in India [7] National Parks of India mapped on Google Maps [8] indian national parks map [9] Van Vihar National Park, Bhopal, MP [10]

References
[1] http:/ / www. wii. gov. in/ nwdc/ pa_list. pdf [2] http:/ / www. wcmc. org. uk/ igcmc/ parks/ un93. html [3] http:/ / oldwww. wii. gov. in/ envis/ envis_pa_network/ index. htm [4] http:/ / wiienvis. nic. in/ envis_pa_network/ index. htm [5] http:/ / www. ecoinfoindia. org/ list_proposed_NP. pdf [6] http:/ / www. corbett-national-park. co. in [7] http:/ / www. indiawildliferesorts. com/ national-parks/ index. html [8] http:/ / www. world-wildlife-adventures. com/ india/ wildlife-map. asp [9] http:/ / www. wildlife. mapunity. org/ [10] http:/ / www. vanvihar. org/

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