orbett National Park in Nainital district of Uttarakhand is one of the oldest National Parks in the country and considered one of the best National Parks to spot a tiger. It was recently closed down for the monsoon period and will now re-open for tourists on 15th October.
The limited areas of the park, where night safaris are conducted have been closed down for tourist since 15th June and will re-open on 15th November.
Uttarakhand Forest Department has closed down Corbett National Park for tourist for the safety of visitors during the monsoon period. Numerous rivers, streams and rivulets pass through the park, many of which pass through the main road used by tourist. Due to heavy rains, the water levels of these rivers rise to dangerously high levels, sometimes causing floods thus making the roads dangerous for driving. As a result jeeps can get stuck or marooned and tourist may get hurt. Therefore in order to avoid any kind of discomfort or problems for the tourist, forest officials have close down the National Park for the monsoon period.
Corbett National Park named after hunter turned conservationist, Jim Corbett was the first National Park in the country to be declared as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger, for the protection of the endangered species of the Royal Bengal Tiger. The park located at the foothill of the Himalayas, gets maximum tourist and collects maximum tourist revenue among all other National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Uttarakhand. Corbett National Park receives the highest number of both domestic and foreign tourist in the state among others such as Rajaji National Park, Valley of Flowers National Park, Nandadevi Wildlife Sanctuary and others.
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