Namdapha Tiger Reserve

Namdapha Tiger Reserve: The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) standing committee deferred approval for the Arunachal Frontier Highway through the core zone of Namdapha Tiger Reserve.

• About Namdapha Tiger Reserve: It is located in the Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, surrounded by Myanmar in the South East.
• Boundary: It has a common boundary with Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Terrain: It is nestled between the Dapha Bum ridge of Mishmi Hills, of North Eastern Himalayas and the Patkai Ranges.
• Vegetation: It consists of Northern Tropical Evergreen Forest, North Indian Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests, East Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests, and Moist Alpine Scrub Forests.
• River: Namdapha River flows right across in a North-South direction of this reserve and hence the name Namdapha has been given.
• Biogeographic Location: It is located at the junction of the Indian Sub-continent and Indo-China Biogeographic Regions.
• Fauna: It is home to Elephants, Himalayan Black Bear, Himalayan Sun Bear, Hoolock Gibbon (only Ape in India), Slow Loris, etc.
• Flora: It consists of species like Pinus Merkusi and Abies Delavavi being exclusive to the park.
• Rare Flora: It is home to Blue Vanda, which is a rare and endangered orchid.
• Medicinal Plants: Like Mishimi Teeta (Copti teeta), which is used by the local tribes to treat different types of diseases.