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| Corbett Park The Corbett park is first national park of India established in the year 1936 it was named Hailey National Park. In 1957, the park was rechristned as the Corbett National Park in the memory of Late Jim Corbett great naturalist, eminent conservationist. |
| ABOUT RAMNAGAR |
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Ramnagar
in Uttaranchal is home to the reception center for the famous Corbett Tiger
Reserve and National Park. There are several hotels and resorts in and around
Ramnagar, and there are plenty of jeeps for hire in Ramnagar. The town was established and settled by Commissioner H. Ramsay in 1856-1884. The town is well-known for being the gateway to Corbett National Park and draws lot of tourist attention because of its geogrophical location. Its proximity to famous hill station of Northern India, Nainital, makes it even more popular. Ramnagar also shares the tag of "entry point to Uttrakhand Hills" with the nearby town of Haldwani. Corbett national park attracts lots of tourist from India and out side India. |
| JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK |
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India's first national park is cradled in the foothills of the Himalayas
and spreads over an area of 520 sq. kms., along the bank of Ramganga river.
The dense Sal forests of Himalayan foothills and the tall grassy meadows
make it one of the richest areas of northern India for the habitation of
big mammals. The Corbett national park covering an area of 521 Sq. Kms. is situated at the foothills of the Himalayas. It spreads over parts of two districts, a major part of park with an area of 312.86 sq. Kms. falls in Pauri Garhwal district and the balance 208.14 sq. Kms. in Nainital district. The park occupies portions of Kalagarh and Ramnagar forest divisions. It falls within the trek of land known as Paltidun. Following international appeal to save the world's most magnificent beasts, Project Tiger was launched with the help of World Wildlife Fund on April 1st 1973, making the Corbett Park a heaven for the tigers. The lake in the park attracts a large number of species of water birds, both migrants and others, that frequent it's water, mainly in the winter. Among the reptiles, the long snouted, fish eating gharial and mugger (crocodiles) could be seen basking in the sun on the sand banks. Sporting fish such as mahseer and malee thrive in the lake and in the river, offering great fishing, sport to anglers. Different species of trees, shrubs, bamboo and grass make up the lush vegetation of the park. The sanctuary is dominated by pure sal, for which the park is known. It is found in the lower hilly ridges and flat valleys while the soothing green shisham is in abundance in the revering area. The balky enriches the hues of park with its reddish leaves and pale bark and the the chaurs, the savannah grasslands are covered with a variety of grass. During the monsoon from June to October, the park remains closed to tourists and the animals move to the hilly areas of Corbett at this time. The tiger is the bigger attraction of this park. Other carnivores include the leopard, elephant, bear, hog, sambar deer, muntjac and fox. The park has more than 300 species of birds. The common birds seen here are ducks snipe egrets, herons, spotted eagle, harrier, woodpecker, darter, cormorants and thrushes. The Ramganga is the home of the prehistoric reptiles, gharial and the mugger. The gharial has been saved from extinction in the park through captive breeding. A few species of turtles and tortoises are also found in and around lake. The chital and the well known spotted deer, considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world congregate in large numbers in the vast grassland choirs of Corbett. Wild Life Deer The park embraces the picturesque broad flat valley consisting of vast Savannah and surrounded by hills drained by small rivers .Savannah woodland ,bamboo brakes dry deciduous forests and Sissu-Khair forests provide as variety of vegetation and consequently habitats for different species of wild life. The Ramganga river Elephant Herd In Corbettmeandering its way through the park with some deep pools and foaming rapids forms the main water source.Good size patches of thick elephant grass growing along the river banks and moist localities provide ideal shelter to the tiger. The forests in the park mainly consists of Shisham,Sal & Chir. General Tips About The Park Area 520.8 sq km. Altitude Between 400 mt and 1,100 mt Temperature Max 40 deg. cel. and Min 19 deg. cel. (summer) Max 25 deg. cel. and Min 4 deg. cel. (winter) Main Entry Dhangari Main Tourist Center Dhikala Season Nov 15 to Jun 15 Local Transport Coaches and jeeps can be hired from the national park office at Ramnagar. Elephants are available for wildlife viewing at Dhikala, Khinanauli and Bijrani. Elephant rides are conducted every morning and evening. Elephant The park is rich in wild life such as elephant, tiger, panther, bear, dear, pig, jungle cats, porcupine,hyena, and jackal. Amongst the birds are the pea fowl, the jungle fowl, grey and black partridge, pigeons, quails, kingfisher, kite, lark and the woodpecker. The Ramganga is full of mahaseer fishes.Amongst the reptiles are python, crocodile and many species of lizards and snakes. Crocodiles in CorbettTigers are fairly well distributed over the park and inhabit the large number of nalas, ravines and open glades The natural food of the tiger consists of Sambhar, Chital, Kakar, Para and wild boar is found in plenty all over the reserve. Sloth bears are confined mainly to hilly area .Several elephants live in the park, but they keep moving to the adjoining forests in search of food. Garzia Temple Garzia Temple Enroute to Dhikala at about 10 Kms. from Ramnagar there is a huge rock perching out of the Kosi river bed. On the pinnacle there is a beautiful temple of Durga Devi named as Garjia Devi. One has to climb a huge number of narrow stairs to reach the temple. An enchanting view of river Kosi can be seen from the top of the rock. It is a good place for bathing,basking,worship & lunch enroute to Corbet park. JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK DETAILS Fauna presents in the park: 135 Tigers about 100 Leopards about 800 Elephants Sambar dear Chital dear Langur Macaque 10 To 30 Sloth Bears Otter Python Cobra Gavial Crocodile Monitor lizard + of 280 species of birds |
| How To Reach Ramnagar (Jim Corbett National Park) |
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Ramnagar train station is the closest railway station to Corbett Tiger Reserve.
From Delhi, you can catch the "Corbett Link Express," which will get you
to Ramnagar in just over six hours. To reach ramnagar train from delhi is available called RANIKHET EXPRESS which is reaching at 4.30 to Ramnagar. The nearest rail head is Ramnagar which is the terminus of Delhi-Moradabad-Ramnagar broad gauge branch of North East Railway.Ramnagar is connected by road to Delhi as well as Lucknow. Delhi is 240 Kms. away via Kashipur-Moradabad-Ghaziabad , while Lucknow is 432 Kms. via Kashipur-Rampur & Bareilly. Ramnagar is 60 Kms. from Nainital via Kaladhungi. The nearest airport is at Pantnagar about 80 Kms. from Ramnagar.Water Fall At Kaladhungi (20 Kms from Ramnagar) Dhangarhi is the main entrance to the park is located on Ramnagar-Ranikhet road 19 Kms. from Ramnagar.Dhangarhi houses a museum of dead animals and is worth visiting. South western boundry of park touches Kalagarh which can also be approached from Moradabad.Dhikala 35 Kms. from Dhangarhi connected by forest road is the main tourist spot of the park.There is one more entrance from Amdanda six Kms. from Ramnagar in Phooltal area. From Dhikala : Delhi is 290 kms; Lucknow 503 kms ; Ranikhet 103 kms. & Nainital 128 kms. |
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