Wednesday, November 18, 2009

NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA



National Parks In India





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Sr. No




Name




State




Started




Area (in km²)




1.




Anshi National Park




Karnataka




1987




250




2.




Balphakram National Park




Meghalaya




1986




220




3.




Bandhavgarh National Park




Madhya Pradesh




1982




448.85




4.




Bandipur National Park




Karnataka




1974




874.20




5.




Bannerghatta National Park




Karnataka




1974




104.27




6.




Vansda National Park




Gujarat




1979




23.99




7.




Betla National Park




Jharkhand




1986




231.67




8.




Bhitarkanika National Park




Orissa




1988




145




9.




Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar




Gujarat




1976




34.08




10.




Buxa Tiger Reserve




West Bengal




1992




117.10




11.




Campbell Bay National Park




Andaman and Nicobar




1992




426.23




12.




Chandoli National Park




Maharashtra




2004




317.67




13.




Corbett National Park




Uttarakhand




1936




520.82




14.




Dachigam National Park




Jammu and Kashmir




1981




141




15.




Desert National Park




Rajasthan




1980




3162




16.




Dibru-Saikhowa National Park




Assam




1999




340




17.




Dudhwa National Park




Uttar Pradesh




1977




490.29




18.




Eravikulam National Park




Kerala




1978




97




19.




Fossil National Park




Madhya Pradesh




1983




0.27




20.




Galathea National Park




Andaman and Nicobar




1992




110




21.




Gangotri National Park




Uttarakhand




1989




1552.73




22.




Gir National Park




Gujarat




1975




258.71




23.




Gorumara National Park




West Bengal




1994




79.45




24.




Govind Pashu Vihar




Uttarakhand




1990




472.08




25.




Great Himalayan National Park




Himachal Pradesh




1984




754.40




26.




Gugamal National Park




Maharashtra




1987




361.28




27.




Guindy National Park




Tamil Nadu




1976




2.82




28.




Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park




Gujarat




1980




162.89




29.




Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park




Tamil Nadu




1980




6.23




30.




Hemis National Park




Jammu and Kashmir




1981




4100




31.




Hazaribag National Park




Jharkhand




-----




183.89




32.




Indira Gandhi National Park (prev: Annamalai National Park)




Tamil Nadu




1989




117.10




33.




Indravati National Park




Chhattisgarh




1981




1258.37




34.




Intanki National Park




Nagaland




1993




202.02




35.




Kalesar National Park




Haryana




2003




100.88




36.




Kanha National Park




Madhya Pradesh




1955




940




37.




Kanger Ghati National Park (Kanger Valley)




Chhattisgarh




1982




200




38.




Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park




Andhra Pradesh




1994




1.42




39.




Kaziranga National Park




Assam




1974




471.71




40.




Keibul Lamjao National Park




Manipur




1977




40




41.




Keoladeo National Park




Rajasthan




1981




28.73




42.




Khangchendzonga National Park




Sikkim




1977




1784




43.




Kishtwar National Park




Jammu and Kashmir




1981




400




44.




Kudremukh National Park




Karnataka




1987




600.32




45.




Madhav National Park




Madhya Pradesh




1959




375.22




46.




Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (prev: Wandur National Park)




Andaman and Nicobar




1983




281.50




47.




Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park




Andhra Pradesh




1994




14.59




48.




Manas National Park




Assam




1990




500




49.




Mathikettan Shola National Park




Kerala




2003




12.82




50.




Middle Button Island National Park




Andaman and Nicobar




1987




0.64




51.




Mollem National Park




Goa




1978




107




52.




Mouling National Park




Arunachal Pradesh




1986




483




53.




Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary




Rajasthan




1960




288




54.




Mount Harriet National Park




Andaman and Nicobar




1987




46.62




55.




Mrugavani National Park




Andhra Pradesh




1994




3.60




56.




Mudumalai National Park




Tamil Nadu




1990




103.24




57.




Mukurthi National Park




Tamil Nadu




1990




78.46




58.




Murlen National Park




Mizoram




1991




200




59.




Nagarhole National Park




Karnataka




1988




643.39




60.




Namdapha National Park




Arunachal Pradesh




1983




1985.23




61.




Nameri National Park




Assam




1998




200




62.




Nanda Devi National Park




Uttarakhand




1982




630.00




63.




Navegaon National Park




Maharashtra




1975




133.88




64.




Neora Valley National Park




West Bengal




1986




88




65.




Nokrek National Park




Meghalaya




1986




47.48




66.




North Button Island National Park




Andaman and Nicobar




1987




0.44




67.




Orang National Park




Assam




1999




78.80




68.




Palani Hills National Park




Tamil Nadu




------




736.87




69.




Panna National Park




Madhya Pradesh




1973




542.67




70.




Pench National Park




Madhya Pradesh




1975




292.85




71.




Pench National Park




Maharashtra




1975




257.26




72.




Periyar National Park




Kerala




1982




350




73.




Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park




Mizoram




1997




50




74.




Pin Valley National Park




Himachal Pradesh




1987




675




75.




Rajaji National Park




Uttarakhand




1983




820.42




76.




Rajiv Gandhi National Park




karnataka




2003




200




77.




Rani Jhansi Marine National Park




Andaman and Nicobar




1996




256.14




78.




Ranthambore National Park




Rajasthan




1980




392




79.




Saddle Peak National Park




Andaman and Nicobar




1987




32.54




80.




Salim Ali National Park




Jammu and Kashmir




1992




9.07




81.




Sanjay National Park




Chhattisgarh




1981




1471.13




82.




Sanjay National Park




Madhya Pradesh




1981




466.88




83.




Sanjay Gandhi National Park a.k.a. Borivili National Park, Mumbai




Maharashtra




1983




86.96




84.




Sariska National Park




Rajasthan




1982




273.80




85.




Satpura National Park




Madhya Pradesh




1981




585.17




86.




Silent Valley National Park




Kerala




1984




89.52




87.




Sirohi National Park




Manipur




1982




0.41




88.




Simlipal National Park




Orissa




1980




845.70




89.




Singalila National Park




West Bengal




1992




78.60




90.




South Button Island National Park




Andaman and Nicobar




1987




0.03




91.




Sri Venkateswara National Park




Andhra Pradesh




1989




353.62




92.




Sultanpur National Park




Haryana




1989




1.43




93.




Sundarbans National Park




West Bengal




1984




1330.10




94.




Tadoba National Park




Maharashtra




1955




116.55




95.




Valley of Flowers National Park




Uttarakhand




1982




87.50




96.




Valmiki National Park




Bihar




1989




335.65




97.




Van Vihar National Park




Madhya Pradesh




1979




4.45