ashish.yadav

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Dev Sanskriti Vishvavidyalaya
department of tourism
Nanda devi national park
Presented to Dr. Avanendu Pandey
Presented by Ashish yadav
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Nanda Devi National Park
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CONTENT
Introduction
What is a National Park?
Brief History of Nanda Devi National Park
Layout of Nanda Devi Sanctuary
How to Reach?
Famous for Why?
References
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introduction

• The Nanda Devi National Park or Nanda Devi
  Biosphere Reserve, established in 1982 is a
  national park situated around the peak of Nanda
  Devi (7816 m) in the state of Uttarakhand in
  northern India.
• The National Park was inscribed a World Heritage
  Site by UNESCO in 1988.
• It was later expanded and renamed as Nanda Devi
  and Valley of Flowers National Parks in 2005.

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
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What Is a National Park?

• A national park is a large area of land which is
  protected by the government because of its
  natural beauty, plants, or animals, and which the
  public can usually visit.
• National parks are often made to protect the
  animals that live inside them or the land itself.
  
• Most of the landscapes and their accompanying
  plants and animals in a national park are kept in
  their natural state.
• The first one established (in 1872) was the
  United States Yellowstone National Park.

United States Yellowstone National Park.
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Brief History of Nanda Devi National Park

• The first recorded attempt to explore the
  sanctuary was in 1883 by W. W. Graham, who could
  proceed only up to Rishi Ganga.
• The Nanda Devi basin was declared as Nanda Devi
  Sanctuary in 1939.
• Sir Edmund Hillary has described that the Nanda
  Devi Sanctuary is God-gifted wilderness-Indias-tr
  aining ground for adventure in his
  autobiography.
• The park became a world heritage site in the
  year 1988.

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Layout of Nanda Devi Sanctuary

• The Nanda Devi Sanctuary within the National Park
  can be divided into two parts, Inner and Outer.
• The Inner Sanctuary occupies roughly the eastern
  two-thirds of the total area, and contains Nanda
  Devi itself and the two major glaciers flanking
  the peak, the Uttari (north) Rishi Glacier and
  the Dakshini (south) Rishi Glacier.
• The Outer Sanctuary occupies the western third
  of the total sanctuary, and is separated from the
  Inner Sanctuary by high ridges, through which
  flows the Rishi Ganga.

Nanda Devi sanctuary
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How to Reach
By Rail
By Air
By Road
Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun is the closest
domestic airport to the Nanda Devi National Park,
some 295 km away.
Nearly 276 km away, Rishikesh Railway Station is
the closest to Nanda Devi National Park.
Metalled roads are there till Joshimath from
where one has to trek to reach this place.
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Famous for Why?

• Nanda Devi National Park is one of the best
  Himalayan treks in India.
• Flora More than 312 floral varieties are seen
  here such as rhododendron, fir, and birch.
• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park
  Displays varieties of beautiful and exotic
  flowers like blue poppy, mayapple, and Brahma
  Kamal.
• Fauna Nanda Devi National Park has globally
  threatened species that include the snow leopard
  and Himalayan musk deer.

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references

1. https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanda_Devi_National_
   Park
2. https//traveltriangle.com/blog/nanda-devi-nationa
   l-park/
3. https//www.euttaranchal.com/tourism/nanda-devi-na
   tional-park.php
4. https//www.tourism-of-india.com/nandadevi.html
5. https//www.tourmyindia.com/states/uttarakhand/nan
   da-devi-national-park.html
6. https//www.tourmyindia.com/heritage/nanda-devi-na
   tional-park.html

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