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	'''Bhimalpur Forest''' ({{langx\|hi\|भीमलपुर जंगल}}) is a forest area at '''Bhimalpur, Katahan''' in the [[Mehsi, Bihar\|Mehsi]] area of [[East Champaran district]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]. The forest covers approximately {{convert\|302\|acre\|ha\|0}} and lies along the [[Burhi Gandak River]]. It is one of the important forest and ecological sites of the Mehsi area and has been proposed for development as a biodiversity park and eco-tourism destination.{{cite news \|title=Man-made forest takes shape of tourist site in East Champaran \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-made-forest-takes-shape-of-tourist-site-in-east-champaran/articleshow/106819922.cms \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 January 2024 \|access-date=4 October 2026 }}{{cite report \|title=Building Climate Resilience of East Champaran \|url=https://asar.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/East-C-Report_12Sept23.pdf \|publisher=Asar Social Impact Advisors \|access-date=4 October 2026 }}		'''Bhimalpur Forest''' ({{langx\|hi\|भीमलपुर जंगल}}) is a forest area at '''Bhimalpur, Katahan''' in the [[Mehsi, Bihar\|Mehsi]] area of [[East Champaran district]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]. The forest covers approximately {{convert\|302\|acre\|ha\|0}} and lies along the [[Burhi Gandak River]]. It is one of the important forest and ecological sites of the Mehsi area and has been proposed for development as a biodiversity park and eco-tourism destination.{{cite news \|title=Man-made forest takes shape of tourist site in East Champaran \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-made-forest-takes-shape-of-tourist-site-in-east-champaran/articleshow/106819922.cms \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 January 2024 \|access-date=4 October 2026 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113233207/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-made-forest-takes-shape-of-tourist-site-in-east-champaran/articleshow/106819922.cms \|archive-date=2024-01-13 \|url-status=live }}{{cite report \|title=Building Climate Resilience of East Champaran \|url=https://asar.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/East-C-Report_12Sept23.pdf \|publisher=Asar Social Impact Advisors \|access-date=4 October 2026 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260313142341/https://asar.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/East-C-Report_12Sept23.pdf \|archive-date=2026-03-13 \|url-status=live }}

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	The plantation programme has contributed to the development of a substantial green area in the Mehsi region. The forest department has reported wildlife including wild boar, nilgai and jackals in the forest area.<ref name="man_made_forest" />		The plantation programme has contributed to the development of a substantial green area in the Mehsi region. The forest department has reported wildlife including wild boar, nilgai and jackals in the forest area.<ref name="man_made_forest" />
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	== Proposed biodiversity park ==		== Proposed biodiversity park ==
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	According to reports on the proposal, the project was planned on the model of the [[Yamuna Biodiversity Park]] in [[Delhi]]. Proposed facilities included walking paths, visitor amenities, eco-friendly infrastructure and measures for improving access to the forest.<ref name="man_made_forest" />		According to reports on the proposal, the project was planned on the model of the [[Yamuna Biodiversity Park]] in [[Delhi]]. Proposed facilities included walking paths, visitor amenities, eco-friendly infrastructure and measures for improving access to the forest.<ref name="man_made_forest" />
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	The proposed tourism development has received attention as a potential major nature-tourism attraction in North Bihar. Dainik Jagran described the proposed biodiversity park at Bhimalpur as a prospective tourist destination of North Bihar.<ref>{{cite news		The proposed tourism development has received attention as a potential major nature-tourism attraction in North Bihar. Dainik Jagran described the proposed biodiversity park at Bhimalpur as a prospective tourist destination of North Bihar.<ref>{{cite news
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	== Tourism and regional significance ==		== Tourism and regional significance ==

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			{{Short description\|Forest and proposed biodiversity park near Mehsi, East Champaran, Bihar, India}} {{Use Indian English\|date=October 2026}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2026}}
			{{Infobox protected area \| name = Bhimalpur Forest \| image =Forest, Bhimalpur.jpg\| image_caption = Bhimalpur Forest near Mehsi \| map = \| map_caption = Location of Bhimalpur' Forest in Mehsi, East Champaran, Bihar \| location = '''Bhimalpur, Katahan''' in [[Mehsi, Bihar]], [[India]] \| nearest_city = [[Mehsi]] \| coordinates = {{Coord\|26.362904\|85.172999\|type:landmark\|display=inline,title}} \| area_acre = 302 \| area_ha = 122.2 \| established = Afforestation project \| governing_body = [[Bihar Forest Department]] }}
			'''Bhimalpur Forest''' ({{langx\|hi\|भीमलपुर जंगल}}) is a forest area at '''Bhimalpur, Katahan''' in the [[Mehsi, Bihar\|Mehsi]] area of [[East Champaran district]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]. The forest covers approximately {{convert\|302\|acre\|ha\|0}} and lies along the [[Burhi Gandak River]]. It is one of the important forest and ecological sites of the Mehsi area and has been proposed for development as a biodiversity park and eco-tourism destination.{{cite news \|title=Man-made forest takes shape of tourist site in East Champaran \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-made-forest-takes-shape-of-tourist-site-in-east-champaran/articleshow/106819922.cms \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 January 2024 \|access-date=4 October 2026 }}{{cite report \|title=Building Climate Resilience of East Champaran \|url=https://asar.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/East-C-Report_12Sept23.pdf \|publisher=Asar Social Impact Advisors \|access-date=4 October 2026 }}

			==Geography==

			'''Bhimalpur Forest''' is located at '''Bhimalpur''' in the [[Mehsi, Bihar\|Mehsi]] area of [[East Champaran district]], [[Bihar]], India. The forest forms part of the geographical landscape surrounding [[Mehsi]], an urban local body and administrative centre of the Mehsi area. The [[East Champaran district]] administration lists Mehsi Nagar Panchayat/Nagar Parishad among the district's urban local bodies and Mehsi as one of the district's administrative blocks.<ref name="MehsiULB">{{cite web
			\|title=Mehsi Nagar Panchayat
			\|url=https://eastchamparan.nic.in/public-utility/mehsi-nagar-panchayat/
			\|publisher=Government of Bihar
			\|access-date=4 October 2026
			}}</ref><ref name="Blocks">{{cite web
			\|title=Sub-division & Block
			\|url=https://eastchamparan.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/
			\|publisher=Government of Bihar
			\|access-date=4 October 2026
			}}</ref>

			The forest is situated along the [[Burhi Gandak River]], locally known in the East Champaran region as the Sikrahana River. The river passes through the forest and forms an important geographical feature of the site, with forest land occurring on both sides of the river.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news
			\|title=Man-made forest takes shape of tourist site in East Champaran
			\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-made-forest-takes-shape-of-tourist-site-in-east-champaran/articleshow/106819922.cms
			\|work=The Times of India
			\|date=14 January 2024
			\|access-date=4 October 2026
			}}</ref>

			Bhimalpur Forest is approximately 7 km from Mehsi town. The proposed development plan includes improved road connectivity between Mehsi, the headquarters of Mehsi block, and the forest, together with a proposed hanging bridge across the Burhi Gandak and river-based tourism facilities.<ref name="TOI2024">{{cite news
			\|title=Man-made forest takes shape of tourist site in East Champaran
			\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-made-forest-takes-shape-of-tourist-site-in-east-champaran/articleshow/106819922.cms
			\|work=The Times of India
			\|date=14 January 2024
			\|access-date=4 October 2026
			}}</ref>



			This places Bhimalpur Forest within the wider geographic and urban sphere of Mehsi while connecting the forest landscape with the Burhi Gandak river corridor and the surrounding settlements of the Mehsi area.

			== Afforestation ==
			The present forest developed through large-scale plantation and afforestation activities. In 2019, Jeevika women associated with the '''Didi Ki Paudhshala''' initiative began planting trees on previously barren land at Bhimalpur. Around 30,000 saplings were initially planted, followed by approximately 50,000 additional trees planted by the district forest department.<ref name="man_made_forest">{{cite news
			\|title=Man-made forest takes shape of tourist site in East Champaran
			\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-made-forest-takes-shape-of-tourist-site-in-east-champaran/articleshow/106819922.cms
			\|work=The Times of India
			\|date=14 January 2024
			\|access-date=4 September 2026
			}}</ref>

			The plantation programme has contributed to the development of a substantial green area in the Mehsi region. The forest department has reported wildlife including wild boar, nilgai and jackals in the forest area.<ref name="man_made_forest" />

			The Bihar State Knowledge Management Center on Climate Change, under the Government of Bihar, has documented Bhimalpur Forest, East Champaran, including field visits and land-erosion observations.<ref>{{cite web
			\|title=Bhimalpur Forest, East Champaran
			\|url=https://forestonline.bihar.gov.in/SKMCCC/Gallery.aspx
			\|publisher=Government of Bihar
			\|access-date=4 September 2026
			}}</ref>

			== Proposed biodiversity park ==
			The Bihar Forest Department has proposed developing Bhimalpur Forest as a biodiversity park. The proposal has been described as a river-based biodiversity park because the Burhi Gandak flows through the forest.<ref name="livehindustan_com">{{cite news
			\|title=बायोडायवर्सिटी पार्क के रूप में विकसित होगा भीमलपुर जंगल
			\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/motihari/story-bhimalpur-forest-will-be-developed-as-a-biodiversity-park-6494970.amp.html
			\|work=Hindustan
			\|language=hi
			\|date=15 May 2022
			\|access-date=4 September 2026
			}}</ref>

			According to reports on the proposal, the project was planned on the model of the [[Yamuna Biodiversity Park]] in [[Delhi]]. Proposed facilities included walking paths, visitor amenities, eco-friendly infrastructure and measures for improving access to the forest.<ref name="man_made_forest" />

			A 2022 report stated that a proposal had been prepared for the development of the 302-acre forest as a biodiversity park and tourist site. Proposed facilities included pathways, boundary infrastructure and other visitor amenities.<ref name="livehindustan_com" />

			== Eco-tourism ==
			The proposed development includes nature-based tourism facilities. Plans reported by the forest department included a hanging bridge across the Burhi Gandak, boating or boat-safari facilities, nature-oriented visitor infrastructure and medicinal-plant areas.<ref name="man_made_forest" />

			A separate report in 2022 stated that the proposed biodiversity park would include facilities such as seating areas, water features, eco-huts, an observation tower and visitor amenities.<ref>{{cite news
			\|title=बायोडायवर्सिटी पार्क के निर्माण पर खर्च होंगे 22.34 करोड़
			\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/motihari/story-22-34-crore-will-be-spent-on-the-construction-of-biodiversity-park-7458468.html
			\|work=Hindustan
			\|language=hi
			\|date=7 December 2022
			\|access-date=4 September 2026
			}}</ref>

			The proposed tourism development has received attention as a potential major nature-tourism attraction in North Bihar. Dainik Jagran described the proposed biodiversity park at Bhimalpur as a prospective tourist destination of North Bihar.<ref>{{cite news
			\|title=Biodiversity park Bhimalpur jungle will become the first tourist destination of North Bihar
			\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/east-champaran-biodiversity-park-bhimalpur-jungle-will-become-the-first-tourist-destination-of-north-bihar-22904150.html
			\|work=Dainik Jagran
			\|language=hi
			\|access-date=4 September 2026
			}}</ref>

			== Tourism and regional significance ==
			Bhimalpur Forest is one of the emerging natural attractions associated with [[Mehsi]] and the wider East Champaran region. Its combination of forest vegetation, afforestation areas, the Burhi Gandak River and proposed biodiversity-park facilities gives the site potential for eco-tourism and nature-based recreation.

			The close proximity of the forest to Mehsi, together with proposed road connectivity and tourism infrastructure, has strengthened its association with Mehsi as a regional nature-tourism destination.<ref name="man_made_forest" />

			== See also ==
			* [[Mehsi]]
			* [[East Champaran district]]
			* [[Burhi Gandak River]]
			* [[Biodiversity park]]
			* [[Eco-tourism in Bihar]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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			[[Category:East Champaran district]]

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