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Barnawapara Sanctuary

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:44:06 +0000

It is located in the northern part of Mahasamund district of Chattisgarh, at a distance of 85 km from the Raipur airport. It covers a relatively small area of 245 sq km and the topography comprises of flat and hilly terrain. The lush green vegetation of the Sanctuary comprises of tropical dry deciduous forest flora which includes trees like Teak, Sal, Bamboo and Terminalia and plants like Seemal, Mahua, Ber and Tendu. The wildlife variety ranges from small animals like Sloth bear, Flying Squirrels, Jackals, Black Bucks, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Monkey to Four-horned Antelope, Leopards, Chinkara, Bison, Striped Hyena, Wild Dogs, Chital, Sambhar, Nilgai, Gaur, Wild Boar, Cobra, Python and Tiger. The bird population includes such members as Parrots, Bulbul, Peafowl, Woodpeckers, Egrets, Herons, White Rumped Vultures, Lesser Kestrels, Racket-tailed Drongos etc.

Tourism in Raipur

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:04:38 +0000

The district of Raipur possesses three wild life sanctuaries. The sanctuaries are open throughout the year but looking to the accessibility it is advisable that the visits are made during November to June in the Year. With a varied terrain of wooded hills abounding with evergreen sal forests, precious timber procuring, natural and planted teak forests and mixed forests of higher and medium quality, the sanctuaries offer abundant opportunities of sighting a variety of wild life. The predominant species in the sanctuaries are deer and the most easily sighted are the graceful little chinkara, the Indian gazelle and the chital or spotted deer. Other species that have their habitat in the sanctuaries are nilgai, Sambar, Kotri,barking deer, chausingha or four horned antelope, sloth bear, wild boar, wild dog, jackal,wolf, hyena and bison. Tiger & leopards/panthers can also be spotted in the sanctuaries, but they are certainly in limited numbers. The sanctuary’s avifauna includes peacock, jungle fowl, pigeon, green pigeon, wood plucker, quail, gray-partridge, parrot, stork etc. Artificial water holes have been developed in the area to attract migratory birds which are good sites for bird-watchers in winter and for general tourists in summer.

Barnawapara Sanctuary

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:33:21 +0000

Barnawapara Sanctuary :
Barnawapara sanctuary occupies the Northern part of Mahasamund District and covers an area of 244.66 sq. Kms.