Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary : In News
The Forest Department has initiated plans to revise the Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary boundaries to resolve existing legal complications.
- Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Aravalli hills, just 20 kilometres from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- The sanctuary is named after Nahargarh Fort, a historic fort built in the 18th century by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur.
- It encompasses an area of 720 hectares.
- Nahargarh Biological Park, a part of the Nahargarh sanctuary, is famous for the lion safaris.
