Author: mtdc
Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
About Phansad WLS, in Raigad district is about 152 kms from Mumbai via Panvel, Pen and Alibaug. The sanctuary is spread across an area of 52 sqkm. The Murud-Roha road passes through the sanctuary.The entire forests and sanctuary were earlier private hunting block of the erstwhile Siddhi Nawab of the Janjira state. The Nawab constructed…
Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary
About The Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary located at a distance of only 10km from Aurangabad in Maharashtra. It lies in the Satmala and Ajantha hill ranges of Sahyadri. Fauna: The Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary is the shelter for a good number of wildlife species like the mammals, reptiles and birds. The mammals seen here include Panther, Nilgai…
Koyana Wildlife Sanctuary
About The Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary in is an exotic sanctuary dotted with an abundance of flora and fauna. Nestled in the beautiful Western Ghats, the sanctuary sprawls over an area of about 426.52 sq km. The sanctuary is marked by dense forests with three major sections, Vasota, Maharkhor and Indavli Met, and the rivers Koyna,…
Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary
AboutNandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary is located in Niphad Tehsil of Nashik district in Western Maharashtra. A stone pick up weir was constructed in 1907-13 across the river Godavari just below the confluence of Kodwa and Goadavari rivers at Nandur Madhameshwar. Fauna:The resident birds include Black Ibis, Spot Bills, Teals, Little Grabe, Cormorants, Egrets, Herons, Stork,…
Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary
About: Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the region of Bhamragarh in the Indian state of Maharashtra.This wildlife sanctuary is home to many species of animals, and tourists flock to this wildlife sanctuary to catch a glimpse of some exotic wildlife. Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary is an ideal spot for you to picnic with your family,…
Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary
About: The jungle resort of Dajipur is situated on the border of Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts. Surrounded by rugged mountains and dense forests, this secluded little place is completely cut-off from human habitat. Home to bison, wild deer, chital, gawa and many more spectacular wild animals and birds. Dajipur is an exciting and beautiful holiday…
Bor Wildlife Sanctuary
About: Bor Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Hingni in Wardha, Maharashtra. It covers an area of 61.10 sq km. It includes 3,237 hectares of Reserve Forest, 2,213 hectares of Protected Forest, and 660 hectares of Unclassified Forest. Fauna: Tigers, panthers, bisons, blue bulls, chitals, sambars, peacocks, barking deers, chinkara, monkeys, wild boars, bears and wild…
The Pench National Park and Tiger Reserve
About: Pench National Park is located on the border of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, which is at a distance of 70 km from Nagpur. The National Park covers an area of 257.26 sq km. It is covered with the southern topical dry deciduous forest. Pench National Park comes under the Project Tiger network for special…
Chikhaldara Sanctuary
About:- Featured in the epic, the Mahabharata, this is the place where Bheema killed the villainous Keechaka in a herculean bout and then threw him into the valley. It thus came to be known as Keechakadara — Chikhaldara is its corruption. But there’s more to Chikhaldara. The sole hill resort in the Vidarbha region, it…
Narrow Gauge Rail Museum
The Narrow Gauge Rail Museum, located in Kadbi Chowk, Kamptee Road, Nagpur (6kms from the city center) is the only one of its kind museum in India, inaugurated on 14 December 2002 by the then railway minister, Shri Nitish Kumar. Spreads about an area of 4.5 acres, Narrow Gauge Rail Museum consists of a number…