Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary

Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary
Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary
Pārmādana Forest
Location	North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India
Nearest city	Bongaon
Coordinates	23°11′10″N 88°45′44″E / 23.1861775°N 88.7620868°ECoordinates: 23°11′10″N 88°45′44″E / 23.1861775°N 88.7620868°E
Area	0.68 square kilometres (0.26 sq mi)
Established	1980

Inside the Parmadan forest

Bibhutibhusan Wildlife Sanctuary (formerly Parmadan Forest) is an animal sanctuary in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1] The forest is located about 100 km from Kolkata and 25 km from Bongaon.^[2]

Situated on the banks of the Ichamati River covering an area of 0.68 km² it has more than 200 deer, birds, rabbit and many langurs.^[3] It also has a children's park, a small zoo and a tourist lodge of the forest department. The nearest bus stop is at Naldugari on the 92 bus route (Bongaon-Helencha-Duttafulia Route).

History[edit]

The sanctuary began in 1964 when 14 chital were released in the forest. In 1980, it was named "Parmadan" when it was declared a wildlife sanctuary. In 1995 it acquired its present name after the famous Bengali author Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay.^[3]^[4]

Location[edit]

The forest is located about 100 km from Kolkata and 25 km from Bongaon.^[5]

Wildlife[edit]

It has more than 200 deer, birds, rabbit and many langurs and Monkeys.^[6]

References[edit]

↑ Parmadan Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 30 August 2013. Archived 2 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Ghosh, Sambit (21 January 2021). "ইছামতীর কোলঘেঁষা পারমাদনে ঘুমিয়ে নীরবতার সৌন্দর্য্য, ঘরের কোণে লুকিয়ে শান্তি". One India (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Sankar Sridhar, "Next weekend you can be at PARMADAN", The Telegraph (India), 30 January 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2018
↑ "Parmadan Forest : STOPPING BY THE WOODS", Kolkata on Wheels. Retrieved 30 August 2013. Archived 26 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
↑ মৈত্র, সীমান্ত. "কড়া নিরাপত্তায় পারমাদনে এ বার হল নৌকোবিহারও". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
↑ "উইকএন্ডে পাখি-হরিণের ভিড়ে হারিয়ে যান পারমাদনের জঙ্গলে". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 July 2021.

West Bengal Wildlife Sanctuaries

External links[edit]

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[1] Parmadan Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal Tourism. Retrieved 30 August 2013. Archived 2 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Ghosh, Sambit (21 January 2021). "ইছামতীর কোলঘেঁষা পারমাদনে ঘুমিয়ে নীরবতার সৌন্দর্য্য, ঘরের কোণে লুকিয়ে শান্তি". One India (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[bws1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Sankar Sridhar, "Next weekend you can be at PARMADAN", The Telegraph (India), 30 January 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2018

[4] "Parmadan Forest : STOPPING BY THE WOODS", Kolkata on Wheels. Retrieved 30 August 2013. Archived 26 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[5] মৈত্র, সীমান্ত. "কড়া নিরাপত্তায় পারমাদনে এ বার হল নৌকোবিহারও". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[6] "উইকএন্ডে পাখি-হরিণের ভিড়ে হারিয়ে যান পারমাদনের জঙ্গলে". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 July 2021.

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