Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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କୋଟଗଡ ବନ୍ୟଜନ୍ତୁ ସଂରକ୍ଷଣାଳୟ | |
Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Designated | 3 December 1981[1] |
Governing body | Divisional Forest Officer, Baliguda Division, Kandhamal district, Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of Odisha[2] |
Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Baliguda subdivision of Kandhamal district of Odisha state in India. It is classified as an Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forest. Around 52 tribal villages such as Kutia Kondh and Desia Kondh inhabit the sanctuary.
About
Designated and proposed
Kotgarh is nominated to be a part of the proposed 14 elephant corridors for safe movement of the elephants which frequently come out of their habitation in search of food and water.[5]
Flora
The main vegetation of the sanctuary consists of dense moist deciduous forests with grasslands. The floral diversity of the sanctuary consists of 650 plant species that include
There are many rare and endangered medicinal plants including Abutilon indicum, Cissus quadrangularis, Crateva magna, Cycas sphaerica, Garcinia xanthochymus, Gardenia gummifera, Gloriosa superba, Justicia adhatoda, Litsea glutinosa, Oroxylum indicum, Pueraria tuberosa, Rauvolfia tetraphylla, Saraca asoca, Steriospermum suaveolens, Symplocos racemosa, Tinospora cordifolia and Zanthoxylum armatum| Zanthoxylum rhetsa.[6]
Fauna
Animal species present in this sanctuary include
Attractions
A wooden bungalow at Belghar attracts many nature loving visitors.
How to reach
By Road : Baliguda is connected with Berhampur and other cities of
By Rail : Nearest Rail Head is at Berhampur on S.E. Railway 180 km from Muniguda.
By Air : Nearest Air Port is at Bhubaneswar which is 291 km from Balliguda
See also
. MAA Bhavani Mata upasana pitha .kesariguda,kotagarh,kandhamal
- Wildlife sanctuaries of India
- Baliguda (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
References
- ^ ISBN 8180694275.
- ^ "Kotagarh Sanctuary". Odisha Wildlife Organisation. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ ISBN 8178353776.
- ^ "Kotagarh Sanctuary info". Odisha Wildlife Organization. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Mohanty, Debabrata (2 May 2016). "Odisha: Elephant corridor notification pending since four years despite rising deaths". The Indian Express.
- The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the originalon 12 June 2014.
- ISBN 2831704626.
- ISBN 8185182884.
- ^ "Kotgarh sanctuary: A haven for wildlife". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.