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Area
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Core : 845.70 sq. km.
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Buffer : 1904.30 sq. km.
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Total : 2750 sq. km.
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Longitude : 85° 40' E - 87° 10' E
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Latitude : 20° 17' N - 22° 34' N
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Altitude : 40 m to 1166 m (Khariburu)
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Rainfall
: Average 2200 mm.
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Temperature
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Minimum : 2°C
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Maximum : 48°C
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Seasons
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Monsoon : June-October
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Winter : November to February
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Summer : March to May
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TOURISM
Similipal remains open for visitors from
1st November to 15th June. Tourists are allowed in the tourism
zone only. Entry permits are issued at Pithabata and Jashipur.
Reservation for accommodation is made at Baripada, Karanjia
and Jashipur. About twenty thousand tourists visit the reserve
annually. The meadow of Chahala, magnificent waterfall at
Barheipani, the Nawana valley, the bank of the river Budhabalanga
near Jamboo, the waterfall and majestic hills at Joranda,
Lulung and the shrine at Deokund attract the tourists. Camping
facilities have been developed in the periphery along the
bank of the river Khairi-Bhandan at Ramtirtha Mugger Project
Campus in order to divert large groups coming for the purpose
of picnic.
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FACILITIES
FRH/lodges with suites and/or dormitories
are available at Chahala, Nawana, Joranda, Barheipani, Jashipur,
Gurguria and Jamuani. No catering facility is available though
modest kitchen facilities with utensils, crockery etc are
provided. Visitors have to arrange their own transport.
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REACHING
THERE
Reaching Simlipal National Park is very
easy. There are three major airports and rail junctions in
the vicinity. These include Jamshedpur (140 km), Bhubaneswar
(320 km) and Calcutta (240 km). Road network and highway links
in the area are quite efficient.
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STAYING THERE
Accommodation is available in the form
of forest reserve bungalows in the Simlipal Hills. These bungalows
have catering facilities as well. Solar-powered stone lodges
at Baripada offer reasonably priced accommodation .
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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
Similipal Tiger Reserves, Baripada
Orissa -757002 |
06792-252593(O)
06792-260773(R) |
256705 |
Bid_simitig@sancharnet.in
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LINKS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD
Baripada, at a distance of 50 km, offers
communication (post, telegraph, telephone and fax) and medical
(chemists, hospitals) facilities. Internet facilities are
available at Bhubaneshwar, Jamshedpur and Calcutta, all of
which are well connected to the region.
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TRAVEL TIPS
During
summers, light cotton clothing is essential whereas woolens
would suffice during winters. Permit for entry to the park
must be collected at Baripada. The Santhal tribes that live
in the Simlipal forest celebrate feast and dance during January,
which tourists may attend by prior notification.
A
team headed by the Field Director carries out research under
Project Tiger. Rights of admission to the laboratory and
field facilities of Project Tiger are restricted, but officials
do not discourage the visits of tourists/ecology students
and extend all possible help by providing information/literature
about the park as well as the tiger conservation project.
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PLACES NEARBY
Excursions from Simlipal National Park
include the temple town of Bhubaneshwar and the former colonial
capital of British India, Calcutta. Both destinations have
direct air, rail and road links.
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