Location: Madhya Pradesh
Rivers: Denwa
Details:
Climate:
Tropical Monsoon climate
The Panchmarhi plateau is cool in summer and has heavy rainfall in the rainy season, whereas low lands in the Narmada basin are uncomfortably hot in summer with less rainfall
Flora:
Forest Types: moist deciduous, dry deciduous, central Indian subtropical hill forest.
Endemic Flora: Sal tree, Selaginella fern, Palimorpha bamboo
Endemic Fauna: Barasinga, Wild buffalo, Red jungle fowl
Protected areas:
1. Bori Sanctuary,
2. Pachmarhi Sanctuary
3. SatpuraNational Park
These altogether have also been notified as Satpura Tiger Reserve
Note:
Pachmarhi BR area is often recognized as “Genetic Express Highway” linking two biological hot spots of the country viz. Eastern Himalayas and the Western Ghats, also as a confluence of northern and southern type of vegetation.
