New Delhi,28 May:For the purpose of protection and conservation Protected Areas have been created all our the country. Protected areas are geographical areas set apart exclusively for the conservation of bio-diversity. There are four categories of Protected Areas declared under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. They are sanctuaries, National Parks, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves There are 606 National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in the Country out of which 96 are National Parks and 510 are Wildlife Sanctuaries. State wise details are placed at Annexure
ANNEXURE
State wise details of the Protected Area Network of the country
S.No. | States/ UTs | No. of National Parks | No. of Wildlife Sanctuaries |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 4 | 22 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 11 |
3 | 5 | 20 | |
4 | 1 | 11 | |
5 | Chhatisgarh | 3 | 10 |
6 | 1 | 7 | |
7 | 4 | 21 | |
8 | Haryana | 2 | 10 |
9 | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 32 |
10 | Jammu & Kashmir | 4 | 16 |
11 | Jharkhand | 1 | 10 |
12 | Karnataka | 5 | 21 |
13 | Kerala | 6 | 14 |
14 | Madhya Pradesh | 9 | 25 |
15 | 6 | 35 | |
16 | Manipur | 2 | 5 |
17 | Meghalaya | 2 | 3 |
18 | Mizorum | 2 | 7 |
19 | Nagaland | 1 | 3 |
20 | Orissa | 2 | 18 |
21 | Nil | 10 | |
22 | Rajasthan | 5 | 23 |
23 | 1 | 6 | |
24 | Tamil Nadu | 5 | 20 |
25 | Tripura | Nil | 4 |
26 | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 23 |
27 | Uttaranchal | 5 | 6 |
28 | 6 | 15 | |
29 | Andaman & Nicobar | 9 | 96 |
30 | Nil | 2 | |
31 | Dadar & Nagar Haweli | Nil | 1 |
32 | Nil | 1 | |
33 | Daman & Diu | Nil | 1 |
34 | Nil | 1 | |
TOTAL | 96 | 510 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 606 |