Context:
A plan for the restoration of Kanger Valley Park is currently in the works.
Kanger Valley National Park:
- State – Chattisgarh
- Location – Eastern Ghats.
- Also called as Kanger Ghati National Park
- Lies in the catchment of Kanger river
- Extends – Teerathagarh waterfalls (west) to the Kolab river (east, Odisha state boundary).
- Forest cover – 3rd in India
- Part of Deccan Bio-geographical Zone
- Important Geological structures ofStalagmites and Stalactites–
- Kutumbasar caves
- Kailash cave
- Dandak cave
- Underground Limestone caves
- Land formations – from low flat and gentle areas to steep slopes, plateaus, valleys, and stream courses.
- Forest type – mixed humid deciduous forest
Stalagmite and Stalactites:
- Elongated mineral formations that grow from the floor and ceiling of caves
- Formed from slowly dripping water that picks up carbon dioxide gas as it passes through organic material
- Stalactites – hang like icicles from the ceiling or sides of a cavern
- Stalagmites – appear like inverted stalactites, rising from the floor of a cavern
Source: Times of India
Previous Year Question
Which one of the following protected areas is well-known for the conservation of a sub-species of the Indian swamp deer (Barasingha) that thrives well on hard ground and is exclusively graminivorous?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims]
(a) Kanha National Park
(b) Manas National Park
(c) Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: (a)
