VALMIKI TIGER RESERVE



Geographical Details : Longitude - From 83-50-00 E To 84-10-00 E
                       Latitude  - From 27-10-00 N To 27-03-00 N
                       Topography Code - B
                       Altitudinal Range - 136-757
                       Average Rainfall - 1286 mm
                       Temperature - Min 18, Max 31 (deg.Cel)

Year of Establishment : 1989-90

Head Quarter : Betiah, District West Champaran, Bihar

Distance of Tiger Reserve from Head Quarter : 65 Km

Area Details : Core Area - 336 Sq. Km
               Buffer Area - 504 Sq. Km
               Total Area - 840 Sq. Km

Tiger Population : 1979 - N.A.
                   1984 - N.A.
                   1989 - 81
                   1993 - 49
                   1995 - N.A.

Management Details :-
                     Research Unit : No

                     Veterinary Unit : No

                     Fire Protection Details :

                         No. of Watch Tower - 7           
                         Length of Fire Lines - 101 Km    
                         No. of Fire Squad - 0            
                         Season Vulnerable - February to June

                     Infrastructure Details :

                         No. of Wireless Stations - 10
                         No. of Vehicles - 0
                         No. of Anicuts - 0
                         No. of Tubewells - 0

                     No. of Buildings :

                         Outside TR : 23
                         Inside TR : 59
                         Office : 8
                         Residential - Officers : 6
                                       Office Staff : 64 
                                       Tourist : 0

                     No. of Villages :

                         Core Area - 0
                         Buffer Area - 0
                         Total Area - 0

Financial Details :  Central Assistance Under Plan Scheme (Rs. lakhs)
                                                     1992-93 - N.A.  
                                                     1993-94 - N.A.  
                                                     1994-95 - N.A.  
                                                     1995-96 - N.A.
                                                     1996-97 - 48.785
                                                     1997-98 - 14.750

Open for General Public : October to June

Critical Review in 1993

Contact Address :
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Name Of Field Director  : SH. ASHOK PRASAD                       
Name of Tiger Reserve   : VALMIKI        
Office Address          : CHAMPARAN FORESTS CIRCLE,               
                          P.O. BETIAH,                            
                          DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN,                
                          BIHAR                                   
Telephone No.           : 06254-32548(0)      
Fax No.                 :                     
E-mail			:
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