Sunday 7 October 2012

Biosphere Reserves of India



Biosphere Reserve Year Location (State)
Kachchh 2009 Part of Kachchh, Rajkot, Surendra Nagar and Patan Civil Districts (Gujarat)
Nilgiri 1986 Part of Wynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur, Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent valley & Siruvani hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka).
Nanda Devi 1988 Part of Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar districts (Uttarakhand)
Nokrek 1988 Ga
ro hills (Meghalaya)
Manas 1989 Parts of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta Nalbari, Kamrup and Darang district (Assam)
Sundarbans 1989 Delta of Ganges and Brahmaputra river system (W.B)
Gulf of Mannar 1989 Indian part of Gulf of Mannar between Indian and Sri Lanka (Tamil Nadu)
Great Nicobar 1989 Southern part most Islands of Andaman and Nicobar
Similipal 1994 Parts of Mayurbhanj district (Orissa)
Dibru-Daikhowa 1997 Parts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts (Assam)
Dihang-Dibang 1998 Parts of Siang and Debang valley (Arunachal Pradesh)
Pachmarhi 1999 Parts of Housangabad, Betul and Chhindwara districts (M.P)
Kanchenjunga 2000 Kanchenjunga National Park and surrounded park area (Sikkim)
Agasthyamalai 2001 Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas. (Kerala)
Achamakmar- Amarkantak 2005 Part of Annupur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts (MP)
(Seven Biosphere Reserves are recognized are recognized by UNESCO: Nilgiri, Sundarban, Gulf of Mannar, Similpal, Nokrek, Pachmarhi and Nanda Devi).

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