Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary

Bhim bandh Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhim bandh Wildlife Sanctuary
	Munger District, Bihar, India
Nearest city	Haweli Kharagpur, Munger
Coordinates	25°14′N 86°17′E / 25.23°N 86.28°E
Established	1976

Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is a

Munger District

.

Etymology

During the

Pandavas were on their exile, they had also come to this forest during that time. For his livelihood, Bhima

built a dam to merge the two sources. That is why this place was named Bhimbandh.

Geography

Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the south west of

Railway Station, 45 kilometers from the Bariarpur railway station, and 200 km from Patna Airport.^[2]

Bhimbandh is situated south of the

foothills are several hot springs of which the finest are at Bhimbandh, Sita Kund and Rishi Kund. All the hot springs maintain nearly almost same temperature all year round. Of them, the Bhimbandh springs have the hottest temperature (52 °C to 65 °C) and discharge (0.84-1.12 cum/sec) and constitute the best area for the exploration of geothermal energy potential.^[3]

There are number of places of tourist interest near the Sanctuary, including Rishi Kund, Sita Kund, Ha-Ha Punch Kumari, Rameshwar Kund, and Kharagpur Lake.^[4]

Climate

The climate is normal for the Munger district. There are three distinct seasons in this zone, summer (March to May), monsoon (June to September) and winter (October to February). Average annual rainfall of this district is 1146 mm.

Fauna

Fauna include:

Chinese ferret badgers, and particolored flying squirrel.^[6]

kraits are of common occurrence while pythons

are occasionally seen.

Common

pigeon, wood pigeon, blue jay, owl, falcon, kite, eastern imperial eagle, greater spotted eagle, white-tailed eagle, Pallas's fish eagle, grey-headed fish eagle, lesser kestrel and vulture

.

Birds such as the lesser white-fronted goose, ferruginous duck, Baer's pochard duck and lesser adjutant, greater adjutant, black-necked stork, and Asian openbill stork migrate from Central Asia to the park during winter.^[4]

The main animals found at Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary are

nilgais. However, the sanctuary is more famous for its bird life rather than the land animals. It is home to more than 100 species of resident birds, which stay here all year around. The number increases in the winter migratory season when there is an influx of birds from the Central Asia

region.

Flora

There are two major

Bauhinia vahlii and Smilex protifrera. Creeper flora includes Butea superba and Butea parviflora.^[7]

Administration

Administered under Munger district, this village lies within the Gangta police station, has an area of 4137 acres. The villagers in Bhimbandh are mainly engaged in the field of agriculture. The Government of Bihar recently^[when?] allotted Rs 9 crore for the promotion of tourism in the area. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar visited in 2017 and instructed the officials to channel the hot spring to use in irrigation.

Transport

Visitors can access this place by road from Munger town or from Bhagalpur Junction Railway Station. Bariarpur railway station on Jamalpur Bhagalpur section is the nearest railway station as also the nearest road link on NH 80. From Bariarpur there is a direct road to Haveli Kharagpur. There are private taxi services from Haveli Kharagpur to Bhimbandh. One can also take taxi from Jamui railway station.

Road Route: Bariarpur - galimpur - Kharagpur - Gangta - Bhimbandh - Jamui.

References

^ "Wildlife Sanctuaries in Bihar, National Parks of Bihar". Mapsofindia.com. 2013-04-05. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
^ "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
^ "Sri Krishna Vatika". Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
^ ^a ^b "Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Munger - Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar India". Bharatonline.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
^ [1] Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ Main fauna of Bhimband Archived April 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Main flora of Bhimband Archived April 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Directory of Indian Government Websites, Munger

[1] "Wildlife Sanctuaries in Bihar, National Parks of Bihar". Mapsofindia.com. 2013-04-05. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2015-12-24.

[2] "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-10.

[3] "Sri Krishna Vatika". Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2008-11-29.

[bharatonline.com-4] "Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Munger - Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar India". Bharatonline.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-12-24.

[5] [1] Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[6] Main fauna of Bhimband Archived April 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[7] Main flora of Bhimband Archived April 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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