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| {{short description|National park in Meghalaya, India}}
| | #REDIRECT [[Balpakram National Park]] |
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| | name = Balpakram National Park
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| | photo_caption=Balpakram Canyon
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| | location = [[South Garo Hills District|South Garo Hills]] of [[Meghalaya]]
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| | nearest_city = [[Baghmara, India|Baghmara]]
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| | coordinates = {{coords|25|25|N|90|52|E|display=inline, title}}
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| | established = 27 December 1987
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| | governing_body = [[Government of Meghalaya]], [[Government of India]]
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| '''Balpakram National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the south of [[Garo Hills]] in [[Meghalaya]], India, located at an altitude of about {{convert|3000|ft|m|order=flip|abbr=on}} close to the international border with [[Bangladesh]]. It was inaugurated in December 1987 and provides habitat for [[barking deer]], [[Asian golden cat]], [[Bengal tiger]], [[marbled cat]], [[wild water buffalo]], [[red panda]] and [[Indian elephant]]. Balpakram means 'land of the eternal wind' according to the myth of the [[Garo people]].
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| ==UNESCO tentative list==
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| The Central government of India has nominated the Garo Hills Conservation Area (GHCA), straddling South and West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya, for a World Heritage Site, which includes Balpakram National Park.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/garo-hills-range-basks-in-queue-for-world-heritage-tag/cid/1669791|title=Garo hills in queue for world heritage tag|date=22 Sep 2018|work=[[The Telegraph India]]|access-date=12 Nov 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2018/09/23/unesco-world-heritage-site-opportunity-for-garo-hills-conservation-area/|title=UNESCO World Heritage Site opportunity for Garo Hills Conservation Area|date=23 Sep 2018|work=[[The Shillong Times]]|access-date=12 Nov 2018}}</ref> It has been listed in [[UNESCO]] [[List of World Heritage sites in India|World Heritage]] tentative list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6356/|title=Garo Hills Conservation Area (GHCA)|website=[[UNESCO World Heritage Centre]]|access-date=12 Nov 2018}}</ref>
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| == Flora and fauna ==
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| Balpakram National Park is home to wide species of plants and animals. Its vegetation consists of subtropical, grassland, bamboo forest, tropical deciduous trees and carnivorous plants like the pitcher plant and Drosera.
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| Species recorded include [[Indian elephant]], [[chital deer]], [[wild water buffalo]], [[red panda]], [[Bengal tiger]], and [[marbled cat]]. The rivers and lakes in the wildlife reserve are home to various species of birds.
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| == Balpakram myths ==
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| Balpakram has many mysterious and unnatural phenomena that cannot be satisfactorily explained by modern science and logic.
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| A ''[[Schima wallichii]]'' tree has a depression on its trunk. Local people believe that it was caused by spirits that take rest here on their way to their abode of the dead and tether animals killed on their funeral. Surprisingly a few years ago, when one tree fell due to strong winds, another tree close to it started getting the same symptoms.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}
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| == Visitor information ==
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| The best time to come to Balpakram National Park is from November to May when the weather is pleasant without rainfall. The park can be reached from [[Shillong]] by road from [[Guwahati airport]] to Tura and Baghmara. Entry fees will have to be paid at the park's gate.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}
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| ==References==
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://www.balpakram.com Balpakram National Park]
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| [[Category:National parks in Meghalaya]]
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