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    Biodiversity heritage Sites of India

    (Notified as per The Biological Diversity Act, 2022)

    S. Name of the
    State Importance of the area
    No. Site
    1 Nallur Karnataka believed to be a relic of the Chola Dynasty
    Tamarind known for old plants firmly rooted to the ground with their gigantic
    Grove trunks, along with large picturesque crowns spread very high and aloft
    like open wings.

    2 Hogrekan Karnataka The area has unique Shola vegetation and grass land with number of
    floral species which are unique and having lot of medicinal value.

    It has link with adjoining Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary and Yemmedode Tiger
    Reserve and serving as "Wildlife Corridor" between Kudremukha and
    Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary.
    3 University of Karnataka a critical repository of various forms of flora and fauna
    Agricultural
    Sciences,
    GKVK
    Campus,
    Bengaluru
    4 Ambaraguda Karnataka It is a revenue land located between Sharavathi Wild Life Sanctuary and
    Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary.

    It has Shola vegetation which is primitive vegetation in the Western Ghat


    and also has grasslands.
    5 Glory of Maharashtra It is a reserved forest being preserved as natural forest having biological,
    Allapalli ethinical and historical values.
    6 Tonglu BHS West Bengal It is a Medicinal Plant Conservation Areas
    under the
    Darjeeling
    Forest
    Division
    7 Dhotrey BHS West Bengal It is a Medicinal Plant Conservation Areas
    under the
    Darjeeling
    Forest
    Division
    8 Dialong Manipur ---
    Village
    9 Ameenpur Telangana ---
    lake
    10 Majuli Assam It is an island situated in the Brahmaputra River
    11 Ghariyal Uttar It is a centre established for conservation and rehabilitation of critically
    Rehabilitation Pradesh endangered species of Gharial.
    Centre
    12 Chilkigarh West Bengal It is a Sacred Grove
    Kanak Durga
    13 Khlaw Kur Meghalaya It is a mosaic of natural habitats along with significant diversity of life
    Syiem forms. It is also an old Sacred Grove with monoliths and religious spots.
    KmieIng
    14 Mandasaru Odisha Mandasaru gorge is an adobe of 1563 species of plants, animals and fungi
    spreaded over an area of 528 ha.
    15 Purvatali Rai Goa Sacred Grove
    16 Naro Hills Madhya Unique and varied geology and it supports a large number of ecosystem
    Pradesh and species of Flora and Fauna.
    17 Patalkot Madhya terrain of 1700 feet deep valley and ecosystem of estimated age of 6
    Pradesh Million years and species of rare flora and fauna
    18 Asramam Kerala the site has the rare and endangered heritage trees of Syzygium
    travancoricum which is listed as critically endangered in IUCN Red List.

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