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Kanha |
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Kanha's sal and bamboo
forests, rolling grasslands and meandering streams stretch over 940
sq km in dramatic natural splendor. This is original Kipling
country, of which he wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book. The same
abundance of wildlife species exists today in Kanha National Park,
which forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974
under Project Tiger. The park is the only habitat of the rare
hardground barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi). The park lies 160
km (100 miles) southeast of Jabalpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Kanha is 270 km (170 miles) northeast of the city of Nagpur
(Maharastra), which currently furnishes the nearest air link to the
park (direct flights from Mumbai, Delhi, and Hyderabad, with
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Area: 940 sq.km. |
Altitude :
600-900 m |
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +5.5 |
Rain Fall: 152 cm |
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Temp (summer): 23-40.6°C |
Temp (winter): 23-11°C |
STD/ISD : Yes |
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230-240V 50HZ |
Open: October to June |
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Wild Animals |
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Chital , Sambar , Barasingha , Barking deer , Chousingha , Gaur ,
Langur , Wild pig , Jackal, Sloth bear, Wild dog, Panther, Tiger.
Python, Indian Cobra, Russell’s Viper, Indian Krait, Common Rat
Snake, Common Skink, Indian Monitor, Fan Throated Lizard and Indian
Garden Lizard etc plus 300 species of birds as
storks, teals,
pintails, pond herons, egrets, peacock, pea fowl, jungle fowl, spur
fowl, partridges, quails, ring doves, spotted parakeets, green
pigeons, rock pigeons, cuckoos, papihas, rollers, bee-eater,
hoopoes, drongos, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, finches,
orioles, owls, and fly catchers. |
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Spots to visit |
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Forest Safari: 15
November to 15 February - Sunrise to 12.00 noon and 3.00 pm to
Sunset. 16 February to 30 April - Sunrise to 1200 noon and 4.00 pm
to Sunset. 1 May to 30 June - Sunrise to 11.00 am and 5.00 pm to
Sunset |
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Bamni Dadar
visited by every tourist who comes to the national park. This place
is also known as the sunset point. The Kanha Museum |
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How to Go there? |
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Jabalpur has the
nearest Aerodrome (169 km.) , Nagpur at 266-kms those are
connected with Delhi, Mumbai, and bhopal. Mandla (70 K.M.) is well
connected with Kanha, Mandla is having sports clubs, Internet
cafe's, guide's, and Churches (Catholic + Protestant), and hundreds
of beautiful temples around the city. There are two gates for
entrance into the forest. The Kisli gate is best accessible from
Jabalpur and the second gate is Mukki. The Kisli gate stops at
village Khatia which comes inside the buffer area. Jabalpur at
169-kms nearest rail stations |
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Khatia (3 km from
Kisli) and Mukki are the two main entry points to the Kanha National
Park. From Jabalpur, Kisli is 165 km via Chiraidongri, and Mukki is
203 km via Motinala and Garhi. For travellers from Bilaspur (182
km), Raipur (213 km) and Balaghat (83 km), Mukki on State Highway
No. 26 is more convenient. From Nagpur, Kisli is 259 km via Nainpur
and Chiraidongri, and Mukki is 289 km via Balaghat. |
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