Dibru Saikhowa National Park

Why in News?

Recently the Environment Ministry’s forest advisory committee recommended the R&D proposal on Extended Reach Drilling technology subject to the condition that it will be used purely for research purposes

• Dibru Saikhowa National Park is a national park and biosphere reserve located in Assam.
• It is the largest salix swamp forest in northeast India.
• It is an identified Important Bird Area (IBA).
• The area was declared as Dibru Reserved Forest in 1890. In 1929, Saikhowa Reserve Forest was declared.
• It was declared as wildlife sanctuary in 1995. In 1997, Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve was declared.
• Originally created to help conserve the habitat of the rare white-winged wood duck.
• Rivers - The park is bounded by the Brahmaputra and Lohit Rivers in the north and Dibru River in the south.
• Forest type - Dibru-Saikhowa comprises of semi-evergreen forests, deciduous forests, littoral and swamp forests and patches of wet evergreen forests.
• The Park is renowned for natural regeneration of Salix trees. It is famed for Ferral horses.
• Fauna - 36 species of mammals have so far been recorded.

• Birds – It have more than 382 species of Birds.

References

1. The Indian Express |  Dibru Saikhowa National Park
2. Assam Govt | Dibru-Saikhowa National Park