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Balphakram National Park
Balpakram National Park is a national park to the south of Garo Hills in Meghalaya, India, located at an altitude of about close to the international border with Bangladesh. It was inaugurated in December 1987 and provides habitat for barking deer, Asian golden cat, Bengal tiger, marbled cat, wild water buffalo, red panda and Indian elephant. Balpakram means "land of the eternal wind" according to the myth of the Garo people. UNESCO tentative list The Central government of India has nominated the Garo Hills Conservation Area (GHCA), straddling South and West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya, as a World Heritage Site, which includes Balpakram National Park. It has been listed in UNESCO World Heritage tentative list. Flora and fauna Balpakram National Park is home to wide species of plants and animals. Its vegetation consists of subtropical, grassland, bamboo forest, tropical deciduous trees and carnivorous plants like the pitcher-plant and Drosera. Species recorded inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Garo Hills District
South Garo Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Meghalaya (out of Districts of Meghalaya, 7). The district was established in 1992. Geography The district headquarters are located at Baghmara, India, Baghmara. The district occupies an area of 1850 km2. South Garo Hills has only 5 assembly constituency at that time but presently it has 3. Economy In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named South Garo Hills one of the country's 250 Poverty in India, most backward districts (out of a total of Districts of India, 640). It is one of the three districts in Meghalaya currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Districts Administrative divisions South Garo Hills district is divided into four blocks: Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, 2011 census South Garo Hills district has a Demographics of India, population of 142,334, roughly equal to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
