Indravati National Park : Five Maoists Were Killed
Five Maoists, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security forces inside Indravati National Park in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district recently.
- Indravati National Park is located in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
- It was established in 1981 and declared as a tiger reserve in 1983 under the Project Tiger of India.
- The park derives its name from the Indravati River, which flows from east to west and forms the northern boundary of the reserve with Maharashtra.
- It mainly comprises undulating hilly terrain with altitudes ranging between 177 to 599 m above sea level.
- Three major forest types are recognized in Indravati are Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest with Teak, Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest without Teak, and Southern Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest.
- Some common species include teak, achar, karra, kullu, shisham, semal, haldu, arjun, bel, and Jamun.
- It is home to one of the last populations of rare wild buffalo.
- Other animals include Nilgai, Black Buck, Sambar, Gaur, Tiger, Leopard, Chital, Sloth bears, etc.
