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About
Sanjay
Gandhi
National
Park:
Sanjay
Gandhi
National
Park,
better
known
as "Borivali
National
Park"
is set
in hill
ranges
around
the suburb
of Borivali
in Mumbai.
Notified
in 1974,
it offers
a pleasant
change
from the
usual
sights
and attractions
of the
big city.
It is
hence
common
to see
the park
teeming
with school
picnics,
college
picnics
and other
organized
excursions.
The undulating
green
lands
of the
Borivili
National
Park
are just
the kind
of surroundings
to which
one would
love to
retreat
for some
moments
of quiet
introspection
or meditation.
The great
panoramic
views
of hills,
valleys,
lakes
and open
expanses
can actually
have a
therapeutic
effect
on mind,
body and
soul.
Flora
in Sanjay
Gandhi
Wildlife
Sanctuary:
The forest
cover
in the
park can
be divided
into two
main categories
i.e. South
Indian
moist
deciduous
and Semi
Evergreen.
These
two types
can be
further
classified
into four
subcategories
and they
are moist
teak-bearing
forest,
mangrove
scrub,
southern
moist
mixed
deciduous
forest,
and western
subtropical
hill forest.
The region
has good
biodiversity
and major
trees
and plants
include
kadamba,
teak,
karanj,
shisam,
and species
of acacia,
ziziphus,
euphorbia,
flame
of the
forest,
red silk
cotton
and many
more varieties
of flowers.
During
the monsoon,
almost
the entire
park is
awash
with the
rainbow
hues of
the flowers
that bloom
here and
all over
the Western
Ghats.
Fauna
in Sanjay
Gandhi
National
Park:
One can
have encounters
with several
species
including
Spotted
Deer,
Black
Naped
Hare,
Barking
Deer,
Porcupine,
Palm Civet,
Mouse
Deer,
Rhesus
Macaque,
Bounet
Macaque,
Hanuman
Langur,
Indian
Flying
Fox, and
Sambhar.
The reptilian
world
has 38
species
to show
off. Tourists
can see
crocodiles
in the
Tulsi
Lake,
and Pythons,
Cobras,
Monitor
Lizards,
Russell's
Viper,
Bamboo
Pit Viper
and Ceylonese
Cat Snake
here.
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