Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary:
The Jharkhand tourism minister recently launched a jungle safari and laid the foundation for 30 eco-cottages at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary in East Singhbhum.
- It is located in Jharkhand.
- It is situated around the Dalma Hills on the Chottanagpur Plateau.
- The Sanctuary gets its name from the “Dalma mai” a local goddess who is revered and worshipped by the local people and the people of adjoining villages of Dalma.
- The entire forest of Dalma Sanctuary falls in the catchment of the Subarnarekha River and Dimna Lake of Jamshedpur.
- It features two prominent waterfalls: Sitaguldi and Dassam.
- The forests of Dalma come under the category “Dry peninsular Sal” and “Northern dry mixed deciduous Forest“.
- Most of the Dalma forests shed leaves in the summer and attain their full bloom at the onset of monsoon.
- Medicinal plants like Ananatmula, Satawari, Sarpgandha, are abundant in the sanctuary.
- Besides elephants, the sanctuary has a considerable population of other wildlife like barking deer, wild boar, giant squirrel, porcupine, pangolin, sloth bear, etc.
- Commonly seen birds in the sanctuary are falcons, golden orioles, Indian tree pies, paradise fly catchers, grey hornbills, Indian peafowl, etc.
