Context:
Union Environment Ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee approved the R&D proposal for Dibru Saikhowa National Park.
Dibru Saikhowa National Park:
- National Park as well as a Biosphere Reserve
- State – Assam
- Bounded by – Brahmaputra and Lohit Rivers in the north and Dibru River in the south.
- Vegetation – Mainly consists of moist mixed semi-evergreen forests and moist mixed deciduous forests.
- Largest salix swamp forest in north-eastern India
- Salix swamp refers to a type of wetland ecosystem dominated by Salix (willow) trees
- Fauna – Tiger, Elephant, Leopard, Small Indian Civet, Squirrels, Gangetic Dolphin, Slow Loris, Assamese Macague etc.
- Famous for Kekjori tree
- An identified Important Bird Area (IBA)
Source: IE
Previous Year Question
Which of the following have coral reefs?
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Gulf of Kachchh
3. Gulf of Mannar
4. Sunderbans
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2014 Prelims]
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (a)