Kaziranga set to be expanded by 3,053 hectares
Context: Assam govt. approves addition of areas straddling Nagaon and Sonitpur
About: A group The Assam government has approved the addition of 30.53 sq. km ( 3,053 hectares) to the 884 sq. km Kaziranga National Park.
- The additional areas straddling two districts — Nagaon and Sonitpur — would make the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) grow to 1085.53 sq km.
- The core area of the KNPTR is 430 sq km.
About KNP:
- The Kaziranga National Park is a protected area in the northeast Indian state of Assam.
- Spread across the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River, its forests, wetlands and grasslands are home to tigers, elephants and the world’s largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses.
- It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.