With reference to Dibru Saikhowa National Park consider following statements It is the largest ...........

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With reference to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, consider following statements

It is the largest salix swamp forest in north-eastern India.
It is a national park in Arunachal Pradesh located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

Recently, the Oil India Limited (OIL) said that union ministry of environment, forest and climate change accorded environment clearance for extension of drilling for hydrocarbon exploration inside Dibru Saikhowa National Park in eastern Assam. It is a national park in Assam located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts. It was designated a Biosphere Reserve in July 1997 with an area of 765 km2. The park is bounded by the Brahmaputra and Lohit Rivers in the North and Dibru river in the South. It is the largest salix swamp forest in north-eastern India and heaven for many endangered species and rich in fish diversity. Hence only statement 1st is correct.