MANAS: Return Of The Giants
A wild paradise of Assam
A habited, Nature lives itself, Manas, A wild paradise
of Assam situated on foothills of the Himalaya, riches in biodiversity and it’s
Heritage. The floating river, big evergreen tree, animals and birds lives their
lifes with united song. Its beautiful scenery and weather always been the attractive
point. How nature lives life wild, how wind, bird and flowing river makes a
natural chorus, how animals make bond together, you cannot be able to observe,
if you don’t see the natural beauty of Manas National Park of India.
Manas Park is consist of two parts, one belongs to
Indian region, called Manas National Park and another one situated on Bhutan
territory, which is known as Royal Manas Park. The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic
wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden languor, pygmy
hog, wild water buffalo and royal bangal
tiger. The biodiversity of Manas National park is very rare to see other part
of the earth. Some endangered and nearly exiting species found only in this
National park eg, Pigmy hog and Golden Languor. During two decades of
1980-2000, Manas was struggling with massive problems.
According to
local stories, the name of the park is generated from the Manas River, flowing
North to South West dividing the park into two parts, which is named after the Goddess
Ma Manasa, daughter of lord Siva. The river passes through the park and splits
into three rivers as it reaches the plains viz. Naljhara, Beki and Ultaikhunda.The
Naljhara and Beki river later on join together near Barpeta Road and called as
Beki River. On the other side the third part of Manas River flows toward
South-West side via Kamargaon, Burikhamar, Bhulokadoba (There are some page
which have the wrong data that Manas River is divided into two parts, Beki and
Bhulukadoba). Beki River is a major water source of Mighty Bramhaputra. The Manas River also serves as an international border
dividing India and Bhutan. The bedrock of the savanna area in the north of the
park is made up of limestone and sandstone, whereas the grasslands in the south
of the park stand on deep deposits of fine alluvium. The combination of
Sub-Himalayan Bhabar Terai formation along with the riverine succession
continuing up to Sub-Himalayan mountain forest make it one of the richest areas
of biodiversity in the world. Manas National Park occupies an
area of 500 sq. km and it is located at the foothills of the Bhutan Himalayas
in Baksa and Chirang districts of Assam in between 26°35'-26°50'N latitude and
90°45'-91°15'E longitude. The National Park consists of three ranges namely
-the Western Range with its headquarters at Panbari, the Central Range with
Bansbari as its headquarters near Barpeta Road, and the Eastern Range with
Bhuyapara near Pathsala as its headquarters .Out of the three ranges, two
ranges namely Bansbari and Bhuyapar are under the Baksa district with an area
of 394 sq. km. and the Panbari Range (106 sq.km.) is under the Chirang
district.
The vegetation of the park comprises of Brahmaputra Valley
semi-evergreen forests ecoregion and the combination of Sub-Himalayan Bhabar
Terai formation with riverine succession. It is for this reason it is
considered as one of the richest biodiversity areas in the world. The prominent
vegetation types of MNP comprises of Sub-Himalayan Light Alluvial
Semi-Evergreen forests in the northern parts, East Himalayan mixed Moist and
Dry Deciduous forests (the most common type), Low Alluvial Savanna Woodland and
Assam Valley Semi-Evergreen Alluvial Grasslands.According to researcher, Manas has a huge species
diversity and some of the yet to be discover. A total number of 543+1 plant
species have been recorder (one has been recorded recently). Out of 544
Species, 375 species are dicotyledons (including 89 trees), 139 species monocotyledons
and 30 are Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms.
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