Assam: Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park (KNP) is located in the floodplain of the Brahmaputra River at Nagoan, Sonitpur and Golaghat of Assam, India. Sprawling over an area of 1030 square km, Kaziranga is the biggest protected area inside the southern bank of Brahmaputra, where the terrain of Kaziranga is a flat surface with an inclination towards eastern – western direction, since the area falls on the foothill, surrounded with dense vegetation, a floodplain for Brahmaputra, the soil texture of Kaziranga is rich in alluvial deposits & minerals.
Details in Brief
In the wake of aggressive industrialization, the concept of national parks as a space for recreation and protection of flora and fauna had firmly shaped and has became a concern. Hence an ideological paradigm of conservation of Kaziranga has changed significantly over a long period. Since its establishment as a national park which remained a game sanctuary in early 20th century and gradually being provided a status of much higher importance. Kaziranga has experienced many forms of wildlife conservation methods in past years.
History Of Kaziranga National Park
The region represents one of the last unmodified natural areas of India. Covering 42,996 ha, and located inside the State of Assam. It is the single largest undisturbed and representative area in at the Brahmaputra Valley. The fluctuations shows a spectacular example of riverine fluvial settlement in this vast area of wet alluvial grassland having numerous broad shallow pools. Kaziranga shows deciduous to semi – evergreen forests.
Kaziranga is regarded as one of the finest wildlife refuges in the world. The park’s contribution in saving the Indian one-horned rhinoceros which is on the brink of extinction at this time. The National Park harbours a single concentration of these species. The region shows significant population of threatened species like tigers, elephants, water buffalo, bears, migratory birds as well as many aquatic species including riverine dolphin.