GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Assam
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Tamil Nadu
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Bihar
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Kerala
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kaziranga National Park represents one of the last unmodified natural areas in the north-eastern region of India. Covering 42, 996 ha, and located in the State of Assam it is the single largest undisturbed and representative area in the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary. The Sanctuary harbours the world’s highest density of One horned Rhinoceros, located in Morigaon district, but close to Guwahati City. The habitat comprises of Assam alluvial grassland with hilly forests for an area of 38.81 sq. kms.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Kaziranga Game Sanctuary was renamed the “Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary” in 1950 by P. D. Stracey, the forest conservationist, in order to rid the name of hunting connotations. In 1954, the government of Assam passed the Assam (Rhinoceros) Bill, which imposed heavy penalties for rhinoceros poaching.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Wild Grass Lodge is a jungle lodge located outside of kaziranga national park, 200 kms from guwahati, assam.