Area
: 180,782 hectares.
Established : 1972 as a national park, 1983 as a tiger reserve.
Location : 62 Kms. from Margherita
On the Bank of : Brahmaputra River
Description :
Namdapha National Park has perhaps the richest diversity of flora and fauna
in the Indian Subcontinent. This is because of its biogeographical location
within the Indo-Chinese subregion and its great altitudinal variation, from
4,500 meters at Daphabum, highest point, to 200 meters in the lowest valleys.
The park is largely mountainous and is drained by the noa-Dehing, Deban and
Namdapha rivers. In the lower levels grow a tangled profusion of tropical rainforests,
with huge Hollock, Hollong and Mekai trees intermixed with giant creepers, tall
cane and dense bamboo stands. Higher up are the deciduous forests, with temperate
and alpine forests higher still, where Oak, Magnolia, Pine, Betula and Rhododendrons
grow in profusion. Namdapha is a botanical haven, with over 150 tree species
and many flowers and orchids, including the Blue Vanda, one of the rarest orchids.
It will be many years before Namdapha's flora is fully surveyed. Namdapha's
birdlife includes the Satyr Tragopan, Kalij and Monal Pheasants, Giant Hornbill,
Forest Eagle Owl and the rare White-winged Wood Duck. [principal reptiles include
the Indian Python, Reticulated Python and King Cobra. For mammal watchers, the
park boasts no fewer than four large cats- Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard and
Snow Leopard. It also has a good population of the Hoolock Gibbon.
Season :
November-May, the best period being December-March.
Access :
Drive to the park from Dibrugarh (140 km , 5 hours) or Gauhati (full day)
airports, with flights from Calcutta and Delhi respectively. The nearest railway
station is at Ledo, near Margherita (56 km).
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Namdapha National Park