{"id":127526,"date":"2023-12-08T13:45:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T08:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=127526"},"modified":"2023-12-07T22:19:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:49:50","slug":"a-travel-guide-to-kangar-valley-national-park-chhatisgarh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/india\/a-travel-guide-to-kangar-valley-national-park-chhatisgarh","title":{"rendered":"A Travel Guide To Kangar Valley National Park, Chhatisgarh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Situated in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, Kangar Valley National Park has derived its name from the Kangar River, which flows in length. <\/span>Also known as Kangar Ghati National Park, the Government of India declared it a national park in 1982. This place is a friendly combination of mountains, deep valleys, giant trees, and different wildlife species. It is one of India\u2019s densest forests and is widely known for its biodiversity, landscapes, waterfalls, and other geographical attractions. It is a popular destination for bikers, researchers, and wildlife enthusiasts. This park is filled with humid deciduous forests, with abundant trees such as Sal, Teak, Saugaun, and Bamboo. The most popular species of this area is the Hill maina, known as Bastar Maina, and the forest is home to migrant and resident birds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Places of attraction while visiting the park<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

A person visiting the park should take the guidance and assistance of the local people, as most places do not have proper signages.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Tirathgarh waterfalls:<\/strong> The water falling from the rocky slopes is white, which gives an impression like milk is falling, and hence it is also considered as \u201cMilky falls”. It is one of the most visited waterfalls in Chhattisgarh, located around 38 km from Jagdalpur in the eco-tourism site.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kotumsar Caves:<\/strong>\u00a0Located near the banks of the Kanger River, Kotumsar cave is a subterranean limestone cave. They are underground caves, and hence, pitch-darkness is inside them. This cave has the distinction of being India\u2019s first most biologically explored cave.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kailash Caves<\/strong>: these caves are located in the area near Mikulwada. It offers stunning sights featuring stalactite and stalagmite formations. They attract people with the huge stalagmite formation in the form of a Shivlinga at the end of the cave.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bhainsa Darha:<\/strong> Located at a distance of 65km from Jagdalpur, Bhainsa Dhara lake has many crocodiles and tortoises. Dahra means water pools have very hygienic water quality and are surrounded by mountains with thick greenery.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kanger Dhara:<\/strong> It is located inside the Kanger National Park, a picnic spot where people visit with their families. The Kanger Dhara waterfall is formed due to the presence of undulating rocks present there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Chhattisgarh are:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

India is rich with many floras and faunas, and various national parks and wildlife sanctuaries are being established to preserve them and give them importance. Some of the parks and sanctuaries of Chhattisgarh are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Indravati National Park<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Guru Ghasidas National Park<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Barwapara Sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Pameda Wildlife Sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Virgin Kurschel Valley Sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bhoramdev Wildlife Sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Situated in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, Kangar Valley National Park has derived its name from the Kangar River, which flows in length. Also known as Kangar Ghati National Park, the Government of India declared it a national park in 1982. This place is a friendly combination of mountains, deep valleys, giant trees, and different […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21841,"featured_media":146135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12462,12352,12364,12461,11315,12504],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-127526","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy-economy","8":"category-environment","9":"category-forests","10":"category-geography","11":"category-india","12":"category-national-park"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21841"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127526"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145966,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127526\/revisions\/145966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}