Dehing Patkai National Park

About the National Park

• Dehing Patkai National Park is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam
• It covers an area of 231.65 km2 rainforest and it was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2004 and in December 2020 Government of Assam upgraded it into a national park.
• It is located in the Dehing patkai landscape which is a dipterocarp-dominated lowland rainforest.
• The Dehing Patkai forms the largest stretch of lowland rainforests in India.
• The Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as Dehing-Patkai Elephant Reserve under Project Elephant.
• 47 mammal species, 47 reptile species and 310 butterfly species have been recorded.

Prelims Question

Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary is located in:
(a)Punjab
(b)Madhya Pradesh
(c)Chhattisgarh
(d)Assam

Answer to the Prelims Question