Assam: Manas National Park to Remain Close Every Tuesday From 10 April
GUWAHATI: Beginning on April 10, all ecotourism operations at Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam's Baksa district would be prohibited every Tuesday. The national park's Office of Field Director provided this information.
The notification was delivered by the Assam Forest Department via their official Twitter account. In order to establish hospitality projects at Manas National Park, Assam Tourist Development Corporation (ATDC) and Indian Hotel Company Limited (IHCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in September 2022.
The notification dated April 1 read, “In compliance with the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, National Tiger Conservation Authority letter no. 15-15/2022-NTCA dated March 1, 2023 and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam, letter no Wl/FG.35/NTCA/Pt-V dated March 4,2023, it is hereby informed to all concerned that the Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve shall remain closed for all Ecotourism activities on the Tuesday of every week with effect from April 10, 2023.”
The memorandum of understanding was signed in the presence of the hotel company's administrators, BTC CEO Pramod Bodo, and Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah. He also said that 3.25 acres of land would be used to build the hotel. An hotel under the Jinjar name will be built by Taj Group's company in Manas National Park.
He noted that the hotel would have 70 to 80 rooms. Also, this hotel will attract more domestic and international visitors.
Manas National Park is a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Project Tiger reserve, biosphere reserve and an elephant reserve in Assam, India. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan. The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog. Manas is famous for its population of the wild water buffalo.
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