{"id":326071,"date":"2025-02-07T16:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=326071"},"modified":"2025-02-12T20:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:47:57","slug":"dibru-saikhowa-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/dibru-saikhowa-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Dibru- Saikhowa National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>News:<\/strong> After Oil India Limited\u2019s (OIL) permission to explore and extract oil and natural gas was rejected in Dibru- Saikhowa National Park, it has applied for carrying out a Research and Development Study in the same well.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About Dibru- Saikhowa National Park<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326072\" style=\"width: 801px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326072\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dibru-Saikhowa-National-park.png?resize=750%2C489&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dibru Saikhowa National Park\" width=\"750\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dibru-Saikhowa-National-park.png?w=526&amp;ssl=1 526w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dibru-Saikhowa-National-park.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- incredibleindia.gov.in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is a <em><strong>national park and biosphere reserve<\/strong><\/em> located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The park is bordered by the <em><strong>Brahmaputra and Lohit Rivers in the north<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Dibru river in the south.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is the <em><strong>largest salix swamp forest<\/strong><\/em> <strong><em>in north-eastern India<\/em><\/strong> with a tropical monsoon climate, marked by hot and wet summer and cool and dry winter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation History:<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>1890-<\/strong> The area was declared as Dibru Reserved Forest.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>1997-<\/strong> Dibru- Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve was declared.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>1999-<\/strong> The sanctuary area was declared as a National Park.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Flaura:<\/strong> It consists of moist mixed semi-evergreen forests, moist mixed deciduous forests, canebrakes and grasslands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> It houses Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, dhole, hoolock gibbon, Ganges dolphin, hog deer, water buffalo etc.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It has been identified as an <em><strong>Important Bird Area (IBA)<\/strong><\/em> by BirdLife International given the avian biodiversity it supports.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The park is known for its <em><strong>majestic feral horse population.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Several <em><strong>indigenous tribal communities and tribes<\/strong><\/em> like Mishings, Sonowal Kacharis, Deoris inhabit the national park and its surrounding areas. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: After Oil India Limited\u2019s (OIL) permission to explore and extract oil and natural gas was rejected in Dibru- Saikhowa National Park, it has applied for carrying out a Research and Development Study in the same well.\u00a0 About Dibru- Saikhowa National Park \u00a0 It is a national park and biosphere reserve located in Dibrugarh and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" 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