Simlipal National Park

Why in news?

• A Bike Ambulance  was recently inaugurated in Mayurbhanj District Of Odisha which will help people residing in villages situated in Simlipal Reserve Forest access emergency medical services.

About Simlipal National Park:

• Simlipal National Park is a national park and a tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.
• It is also part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
• The park derives its name from the abundance of semul (red silk cotton trees) that bloom here.
• Simlipal has waterfalls like Joranda and Barehipani and is home to Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, gaur, and chausingha.
• It lies in the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion, with tropical moist broadleaf forest and tropical moist deciduous forests with dry deciduous hill forest and high level Sal forests.
• It is part of the Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve, which includes three protected areas — Similipal Tiger Reserve, Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary and Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following pairs of national parks and their locations:
1.Anshi – Karnataka
2.Tadoba – Madhya Pradesh
3.Sirohi – Mizoram
4.Mukundra Hills - Rajasthan
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 4 only
(d)1,2,3 and 4

Answer to Prelims Question