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:: NANDA
DEVI
NATIONAL PARK :: |
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General
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Area |
630 sq. Kms. |
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Altitude |
Between 2,400 mts.and 6,817 mts. |
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Location |
Chamoli district, Uttarakhand |
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Best time to visit |
May to 31st October |
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Nanda Devi National Park In the
vicinity of Nanda Devi (7817 m), the second highest peak in
India, is situated the Nanda Devi National Park, which has
some of the most unique high altitude flora and fauna in the
world. The spectacular views, sylvan environment, and richness
of biosphere make it quite different from the other wildlife
sanctuaries of India. |
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The park has been declared a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO and In its vicinity are the
Valley of Flowers, Badrinath Temple, and Hemkund Sahib.Though
the park was notified only in 1982, it has a long history.
W.W. Garden was the first person to reach this region in 1883,
but his expedition to the Nanda Devi Peak failed to create any
impact. In 1936, Tilman and N.E. Odell scaled the Nanda Devi
and opened its vista for others to follow. |
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This led to the region becoming a
game sanctuary in 1939. The area of the park remained
undisturbed until 1950's when organized expeditions for Nanda
Devi started. To save the park from these disturbances, the
Government of India declared the region a National Park in
1982 and later it was given the special status of a Biosphere
Reserve. |
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Tour to Nanda Devi National Park
The forest cover in this park is mainly restricted to the
Rishi Gorge and the main vegetation is of fir, birch,
rhododendron, and juniper. In the inner sanctuary, conditions
are drier and near the Nanda Devi Glacier, there is almost no
vegetation. From Ramani, the vegetation changes to alpine and
only juniper scrubs are the dominating vegetation. The Juniper
scrubs gradually give way to grasses, prone mosses, and
lichens. In total, 312 floral species have been found here of
which around 17 are considered rare.Animal population of
species like bharal, Himalayan tahr, serow, goral, snow
leopard, Himalayan black bear, brown bear, leopard, common
langur, Himalayan musk deer, and brown beer dominate the park
area.Warblers, gresbreaks, rose finches, and ruby throat
represent avifauna here. Approximately 80 species have been
spotted in this park. |
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HOW TO REACH |
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BY AIR - The nearest
airport is at Jolly Grant at Dehradun at a distance of around
295 km from the Nanda Devi National Park. There are regular
flights to Delhi from this airport. |
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BY RAIL - The nearest
railhead is Rishikesh at a distance of 276 km. Rishikesh is
approachable by a metalled road from Joshimath. |
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BY ROAD - Metalled roads
are there till Joshimath from where one has to trek to reach
this place. The place is inaccessible for six months of the
year and it is only in summers that treks to this region can
be organised. |
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Nanda Devi National
Park Reservation Form
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