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LIST OF NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES States National park Remarks Andhra Pradesh Papikonda National Park - Sri Venkateswara National Park - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh Mouling National Park - Namdapha National Park - Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary Assam Kaziranga National Park One-Horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Feral horse, Golden Langur Manas National Park Golden Langur, Red Panda, UNESCO World Heritage Site Nameri National Park - Orang National Park - Bihar Valmiki National Park - Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Chhattisgarh Indravati National Park - Kanger Valley National Park - Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park - Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary Goa Mollem National Park - Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Gujarat Gir Forest National Park Asiatic lion Blackbuck National Park Black Buck Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch - Vansda National Park - Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary Haryana Kalesar National Park - Sultanpur National Park - 2 www.gradeup.co Himachal Pradesh Pin Valley National Park - Great Himalayan National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site Inderkilla National Park - Khirganga National Park - Simbalbara National Park - Jammu & Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kashmir stag Hemis National Park - Kishtwar National Park - Salim Ali National Park - Jharkhand Betla National Park Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison Karnataka Dandeli National Park - Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv Gandhi National Park) - Bandipur National Park - Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear Kudremukh National Park - Anshi national park - Kerala Pambadum Shola National Park - Eravikulam National Park Nilgiri Tahr (found in western ghats) Mathikettan Shola National Park - Silent Valley National Park Lion-tailed macaque (found in western ghats) Anamudi Shola National Park - Periyar National Park - Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park - Pench National Park - Kanha National Park - Panna National Park Madhav National Park - Mandla Plant Fossils National Park - Pench National Park - Sanjay National Park - Satpura National Park - Van Vihar national park - Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary Maharastra Sanjay Gandhi National Park - 3 www.gradeup.co Chandoli National Park - Navegaon National Park - Tadoba National Park - Gugamal national park - Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park Sangai or Dancing Deers, Only floating park in the world Sirohi National Park - Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Red Panda Nokrek National Park Red Panda, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve Mizoram Murlen National Park - Phawngpui Blue National Park - Dampa Tiger Reserve Nagaland Ntangki National Park - Odisha Similipal National Park - Bhitarkanika National Park Mangroves, Salt water crocodile Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site Sariska National Park - Ranthambore National Park - Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National Park - Desert National Park Great Indian bustard Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Sikkim Khangchendzonga National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Musk Deer Tamil Nadu Mudumalai National Park - Mukurthi National Park Nilgiri tahr Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park - Guindy National Park - Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park - Telangana Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park - Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park - Mrugavani National Park - Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura Bison(Rajbari) National Park - Clouded Leopard National Park - Uttarakhand Rajaji National Park - 4 www.gradeup.co Jim Corbett National Park - Gangotri National Park - Valley of Flowers National Park - Govind Pashu Vihar - UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, Nanda Devi National Park Snow Leopard (Himalayan region) Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park - West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Bengal Tigers Jaldapara National Park Indian rhinoceros Buxa National Park - Neora Valley NationalPark - Singalila National Park - Gorumara National Park - Andaman and Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor) Nicobar National Park - Middle Button Island National Park - Mount Harriett National Park - North Button Island National Park - Rani Jhansi Marine National Park - Saddle Peak National Park - South Button Island National Park - Campbell Bay National Park - Galathea Bay National Park - IMPORTANT DAMS WITH RIVERS Some Facts about dams- Longest dam in the world- Hirakund dam (Orissa) Longest dam in India- Hirakund dam (Orissa) Highest dam in India- Tehri dam (Uttarakhand) Highest straight gravity Dam in India- Bhakra dam First dam of India-Kallanai Dam (Grand Anicut) on river kaveri (Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu) LIST OF IMPORTANT DAMS IN INDIA State Dam River Andhra Pradesh Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna 5 www.gradeup.co Srisailam Dam Krishna Polavaram Project Godavari Somasila Dam Penna Arunachal Pradesh Ranganadi Dam Ranganadi River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River Bihar Nagi Dam Nagi Kohira Dam Kohira Chhattisgarh Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam Hasdeo Dudhawa Dam Mahanadi Gujarat Ukai Dam Tapti Kadana Dam Mahi Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada Karjan Dam Karjan Mitti Dam Mitti Aji Dam Aji Sipu Dam Sipu Himachal Pradesh Pong Dam Beas Bhakra Dam Satluj Kol Dam Satluj Chamera Dam Ravi Nathpa Jhakri (Sjvnl) Dam Satluj Jammu and Kashmir Baglihar Dam Chenab Salal Dam Chenab Uri Dam Jhelum Pakal Dul Dam Marusudar Nimoo Bazgo Dam Indus Kishenganga Dam KISHANGANGA Jharkhand Panchet Dam Damodar Maithon Dam Barakar Tenughat Dam Damodar Konar Dam Konar North Koel North Koel Karnataka Krishnarajasagar Dam Cauvery Basava Sagar Dam (Narayanpur Dam) Krishna Hemavathy Dam Hemavathy 6 www.gradeup.co Kabini Dam Kabini Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra Hidkal Dam Ghataprabha Almatti Dam Krishna Bhadra Dam Bhadra Supa dam Kalinadi Lakhya Dam Lakhya hole Kerala Cheruthoni Dam Cheruthoni Kakki Dam Kakki Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar Idukki Dam Periyar Kulamavu Dam Kilivillithode Madhya Pradesh Ban Sagar Dam Son Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal Indira Sagar Dam Narmada Omkareshwar Dam Narmada Tawa Dam Tawa Maharashtra Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa and chorna Koyna Dam Koyna Warna Dam Varna Ujjani Dam Bhima Aruna Dam Aruna Upper Wardha Dam Wardha Odisha Hirakud Dam Mahanadi Indravati Dam Indravati Kapur Dam Kapur Podagada Dam Podagada Rengali Dam Brahmani Upper Kolab Dam Kapur Haladia Dam Haladia Lower Indra Dam Indra Punjab Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi Rajasthan Bisalpur Dam Banas 7 www.gradeup.co Jawahar Sagar Dam Chambal Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Chambal Jaswant Sagar Dam Luni Jakham Main Dam Jakham (Mahi) Sikkim Rangit III Dam Ranjit Tamilnadu Bhavani Dam Bhavani Mettur Dam Kaveri Sholaiyar Dam Sholaiyar Pillur Dam Bhavani Telangana Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana) Srisailam Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana) Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira Musi Dam Musi Singur Dam Manjira Sri Rama Sagar (Pochampadu Project) Godavari Uttarakhand Jamrani Dam Gola Lakhwar Dam Yamuna Koteshwar Bhagirathi Ramganga Dam Ramganga Tehri Dam Bhagirathi Uttar Pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand West Bengal Kangsabati Kumari Dam Kasai LIST OF AWARDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS 1. Bharat Ratna: It is the highest civilian award of the 2. Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the India. The award was given for outstanding most prestigious award available in the fields of achievements in the arts, literature, science and public literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and services but the government expanded the criteria to economics. include "any field of human endeavour". The number of 3. Saraswati Samman (Literature): The award was annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It is an particular year. annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages. 8 www.gradeup.co 4. Jnanpith award (Literature): The award was instituted 12. Dhyan Chand Award (sports): The award that is given in 1961 and it is It is presented by the Bharatiya to the veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the achievement in their respective field of sport is named publishers of the newspaper The Times of India. It is an as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry Sports and Games. literary works in any 22 Indian languages. 13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: It is the highest honour 5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award annually by the bestowed to a sportsperson for his/her achievements in K.K. Birla Foundation in recognition of the Hindi literary India. work published in past 10 years. 14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (for Science & 6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is Bihari Puraskar is a Technology): It is a science award in India given annually literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and 7. Moorti Devi Award (Literature): It is an annual literary Physics. award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith