https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=203.192.253.83Bharatpedia - User contributions [en]2026-08-20T20:49:31ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rajiv_Gandhi_National_Park_(Rameswaram)&diff=254371Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)2021-11-11T01:03:17Z<p>203.192.253.83: /* Fauna */Invertebrates like Scorpions, Spiders, variety of insects like Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Crickets, etc. abound this forest. Amphibian fauna is represented with species like Bull frog, Common Indian toad, etc. Reptilian fauna includes like Russell's earth boa, Russell's viper, Common skink, etc. Over 50 species of birds like Peacocks, Little egrets, Parakeets; etc are found in this forest. Mammals like Spotted deer, Common mongoose, Black napped hare reside in this sand dune ecosys...</p>
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'''Rajiv Gandhi National Park''' is a [[national park]] located in [[Rameswaram, Kadapa district|Rameswaram]] of [[Kadapa District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) National Park |url=http://forests.ap.gov.in/RAJIV%20GANDHI.html|website=forests.ap.gov.in |access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> Its area is about 2.4 square kilometers<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wiienvis.nic.in/Database/npa_8231.aspx|title=National Parks|website=www.wiienvis.nic.in|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> of tropical dry [[deciduous]] forest mostly growing on a sandy soil.<ref name=":0" /> It lies on the north bank of the [[Penna River]].<ref name="Final-Notification">{{Cite web|title=Final Notification No.1563 (E), Dt: 15-05-2017 Published in the Gazette of India Regarding Declaration of Eco-sensative Zone around Rajiv Gandhi National Park in the State of Andhra Pradesh |date=2 August 2017 |work=Andhra Pradesh Gazette |page=69–85 |url=http://apegazette.cgg.gov.in/gazettes/1501671632560.pdf }}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The area was originally noticed as "'''Rameshvaram National Park'''" on 19 November 2005 and on 26 December 2005 the name was changed to "Rajiv Gandhi National Park".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Summary Record of 37th Meeting of the Reconstituted Committee of the Expert Appraisal Committee for Environmental Appraisal of Non-Coal Mining Projects Constituted under EIA Notification 2005 |date=October 2018 |url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/Minutes/301020180QAE6EFLApproved37thEACminutesofmeetingheldonOctober23-24,2018.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514193848/http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/Minutes/301020180QAE6EFLApproved37thEACminutesofmeetingheldonOctober23-24,2018.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 500 meter eco-zone around the park was noticed on 15 May 2017.<ref name="Final-Notification" /><br />
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== Flora ==<br />
Tree species include [[Dalbergia sissoo]], [[Grewia villosa]], and [[Gymnema sylvestre]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Fauna ==<br />
The approximately fifty bird species in the area include [[little egret]]s, [[parakeet]]s, and [[Peafowl|peacocks]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Invertebrates like Scorpions, Spiders, variety of insects like Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Crickets, etc. abound this forest. Amphibian fauna is represented with species like Bull frog, Common Indian toad, etc. Reptilian fauna includes like Russell's earth boa, Russell's viper, Common skink, etc. Over 50 species of birds like Peacocks, Little egrets, Parakeets; etc are found in this forest. Mammals like Spotted deer, Common mongoose, Black napped hare reside in this sand dune ecosystem.<br />
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