SALIENT
FEATURES
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Area
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Core : 542.67
sq. km.
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Buffer : Nil
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Total : 542.67
sq. km.
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Longitude : 79°45'
E to 80°09'E
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Latitude : 24°27'N
to 24°46'N
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Altitude : 330 m
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Rainfall :
1100 mm average.
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Temperature
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Minimum :
5° C
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Maximum :
45° C
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Seasons
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Winter
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mid-November - February
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Summer
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March - mid-June
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Monsoon
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mid-June - mid-September
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Arrival
Information
By Rail :
Satna, at a distance of around 90 km, is
the nearest railway station. It is a major railway hub and
is connected to many places in central and western India,
the most important of them being Mumbai at a distance of 1,540
km.
By Air :
The nearest airport is at Khajuraho at a
distance of around 57 km from the Panna National Park. There
are daily Alliance Air flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Varanasi
from Khajuraho.
By Road :
The park is well connected with the other
parts of the region by a good network of roads. Distances
of some important places in India from the Panna National
Park are Khajuraho 57 km, Bhopal 727 km, Delhi 889 km, Chennai
1761, and Calcutta 1040 km.
Nearby Excursions :
There are also tourist facilities like
boating on the lake.
Nearby Cities :
Khajuraho
Location
Chattarpur district, 57 kms from Khajuraho,
727 kms from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Panna National Park is located in the central Indian state
of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the best in the region. The
river Ken passes through the park, adding to its scenic beauty.
You can view wildlife in jeeps, boats or on foot. It is close
to Khajuraho and forms an ideal halt for people going to Bandhavgarh
and Kanha national parks.
Coverage Area:
543 sq-kms.
Main Attractions:
Deer, Chital, Crocodile.
Best Time To Visit:
November To April.
Accommodation :
Several hotels and clubs nearby managed
by the State Tourism Development. Corporation and the Direction,
National Park.
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HIGHWAYS
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The
Jhansi-Chhatarpur-Panna-Rewa State Highway No. 6 is reported
to have been upgraded as National Highway recently. About
10 km. long stretch of this road passes through the Reserve
or makes the Reserve boundary (Madla Range). Whole of this
10 km. stretch is dense teak and bamboo forest and is hilly.
There is a threat of forest degradation and increased chances
of accidents involving wild animals, if works like widening
of road, diversions etc. are taken up in future. About a thousand
vehicles ply on this road everyday. Wild animals like Hyena,
Wild boar, Nilgai, Sambar etc. do sometimes get killed in
road accidents here
Kishangarh-Palkoha-Bhusor-bamitha
road, passes through Chandranagar range. A few buses and
other vehicles ply between Bamitha and Palkoha every day.
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TOURISM
Tourists
visiting Panna can be classified in two groups: one, who
visit the Reserve for wildlife watching as in most of the
other protected areas. For these visitors, the Reserve is
open for eight months of the year from November to June.
These visitors enter the Reserve either from Madla or from
Hinouta entrance. The second category consists of those
who exclusively visit the famous Pandav Fall, situated close
to the Panna-Chhatarpur main road, at a distance of 20 km.
from the Panna town. As this spot is accessible even during
the rains and is connected by 600 m long black top road,
there are many tourists even during monsoons.
The
Reserve is situated very close (25 km.) from the famous
temple town, Khajuraho (a World Heritage Site), which is
half an hour drive from Madla entry point. Hinouta, the
second gate of the Reserve is 20 km. from Panna town
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Year
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Panna
Tiger Reserve
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Pandav
Fall only
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Indians
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Foreigners
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Total
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Indians
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Foreigners
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Total
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| 1994-95 |
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| 1995-96 |
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| 1996-97 |
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| 1997-98 |
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Infrastructure
and Facilities
- There
is a ban on diesel vehicles for tourists.
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park does not have any transport facility for the visitors.
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Accommodation
can be made available to them in the Reserve.Iinspection
huts at Madla and Hinouta (two suits each), are alloted
on first-come-first-serve basis and on the condition of
availability.
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There
are guides available at the entry points.
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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
Panna Tiger Reserves, Panna Town, District-Panna
Madhya Pradesh-488001 |
07732-252135(O)
252134(R) |
252120 |
Ati_meltiger@sancharnet.in |
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