SALIENT
FEATURES
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Area
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Core : 520.82
sq. km.
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Buffer : 797.72
sq. km.
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Total : 1318.54
sq. km.
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Longitude 7805’
E to 7905’ E
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Latitude 29025’E to 29040’ N
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Altitude 365 m – 1100 m above MSL
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Rainfall 1400 mm - 2800 mm
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Temperature
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Minimum 40C
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Maximum 420C
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Seasons
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Winter
- November to February
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Summer
-March to June
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Monsoon-
July to October
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HIGHWAYS
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No
Highway passes through the Reserve. There is a State Highway
(Moradabad-Tehari S.H.No.4) lying on the Eastern boundary
of Corbett Tiger Reserve from Ramnagar to Marchula for about 35 km.
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TOURISM
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New
Tourism Zone - Dhikala represented the main area open to visitors.
Day visit to Dhikala was banned in 1990 and only those
visitors were permitted to enter from the National Park gate
that had confirmed overnight accommodation.
As the number of beds in different forest rest houses
in Dhikala Zone is mere 113, this represented one of the strictest
controls on the number of visitors entering the NP. The ban was enforced as per the recommendations
of the committee constituted by Government of India. In order to cope up with the increasing demand
of the tourists an alternate day visit zone was set up at
Bijrani. In 1996 three more tourism zones were demarcated
within the reorganized Corbett.
These included the Sonanadi WLS and the Jhirna and
Lohachaur zone located in the buffer.
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At
present, the area open to visitors in Corbett Tiger Reserve
has been divided into five mutually exclusive tourism zone
each having a separate gate/gates for entrance. A visitor wishing to go from one zone to
another has to come out and re-enter through the gate for
the other zone. This
has been done to disperse visitor pressure all around the
reserve and check excessive visitor numbers in more popular
areas.
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Conducted
Day Visits - Conducted day visits were initiated in 1996 to
motivate visitors to stay out of the NP and go inside only
for wildlife viewing in small groups.
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Year
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National
Tourist
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Foreign
tourist
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1992-93
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28480
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3483
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1993-94
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37265
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6199
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1994-95
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37459
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4771
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1995-96
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41283
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5415
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1996-97
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45019
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4923
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1997-98
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45009
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4391
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CORBETT
NATIONAL PARK - REACHING THERE
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By
Air
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Phoolbagh,
Pantnagar at a distance of 50 km is the nearest airport. Delhi
at a distance of 300 km is the nearest international airport.
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By
Rail
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is on the broad gauge track from where the road transport options
have to be availed to reach the park. |
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By
Road
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Dhikala
is 300 km from Delhi, 145 km from Lucknow and 51 km from Ramnagar.
The route from Delhi spans Hapur-Murababad-Ramnagar. The turn
off is some 7 km beyond Muradabad to the left, marked by a
small board. The route from Lucknow spans Bareilly–Kichha–Rudrapur–Doraha–Kashipur.
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STAYING
THERE
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Accommodation
is available at Dhikala (103 beds) and there are a number
of forest rest houses elsewhere in the national park (48 beds).
There is also provision for caravans and tents. Tourists also
have a range of resorts to choose from, all located along
the main Ramnagar-Ranikhet road bordering the eastern edge
of the park. These are all high-end budget resorts but even
for the budget tourists, there are adequate options available
in Ramnagar, the nearest town.
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Desgination
and Address
of the Official
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Telephone
No.
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Fax
No.
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E-mail
address
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Field
Director
Corbett Tiger Reserves,
P.O. Ramnagar
District Nanital
Uttaranchal |
05947-251376(O+R)
(T+F) (05947-251489- Reception Dy. Dir-51489 DD-251332(R)
(DFO- Kalagarh 01343-245288) |
251376 |
dvskhati@yahoo.com
pandey_wii@indiatimes.com |
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LINKS
TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD
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STD/ISD
and postal facilities are available at Ramnagar. Internet
facilities are not available.
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TRAVEL
TIPS
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Banking
and other important tourist facilities are available at Ramnagar
. The park is closed from mid June to mid October.
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