Consider the following statements 1 Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai belt of mar...........

Uttar Pradesh Geography and Environment

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Consider the following statements:

1. Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands of northern Uttrakhand.

2. In 1987 the park was declared a tiger reserve and brought under the purview of the Project Tiger.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands of northern Uttar Pradesh, India, and covers an area of 490.3 km2 with a buffer zone of 190 km2. It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve covering the areas of Kheri and Lakhimpur districts. It is located on the Indo-Nepal border in the Lakhimpur Kheri District, and has buffer of reserved forest areas on the northern and southern sides. It represents one of the few remaining examples of a highly diverse and productive Terai ecosystem, supporting many endangered species, obligate species of tall wet grasslands and species of restricted distribution.