Barda Hills Wildlife Sanctuary With Tours And Travels In Gujarat

Barda Wildlife Sanctuary is located about 15 km from Porbandar, which face the Arabian Sea. Barda is Ranavav former princely state (Porbandar) and Jamnagar, therefore, it is still commonly known as Rana Barda and Jam Barda private forest. Forest protected areas throughout the region, and clearing work in the area has been completed in 1979 and has been notified as a protected area, but the last notice had been given. The sanctuary located in two areas, namely Porbandar and Jamnagar.

Local plain patches hilly terrain, many of the streams and rivers and dams exist criss-cross given to see the sacred forest. People from almost thought this is where, in ancient sage must achieve "liberation" and eventually give up liberation. The reserve is an oasis agriculture field, surrounded by wasteland and forests.

The sanctuary is almost no area of ​​192.31 square kilometers, but has the most diverse floral composition, therefore a potential source of many diseases remedies, therefore worthy of protection. Barda is almost hilly terrain with altitude ranging from 79.2 to 617.8 meters. On the horizon. In places, there are gentle and bare rocks. The two main rivers are short and Bileshvary Joghri. Khambala and Fodara dams are important temple.

The area supports 750 'maldhari' 68 'nesses families (4,000 people). Wasteland agricultural sector, which has experienced severe water shortages in the summer, around the forest area. However, this patch of green forest, providing ecological security and environmental stability, because it consists of groundwater recharge and minor dams in protected areas to increase water catchment system is formed in the region. Located in the Arabian Sea from almost no distance is only 15 kilometers, the forest is standing as the salinity in the area to guard the entrance. Forest was given a very rich floral composition, which is a home not a distant past, the Asian lion.

Kileshwar, the Jamnagar "Jamsaheb" development of temples and camping sites, is in the heart of the forest beautiful site. Among mammals RATEL, leopard and wolf are threatened. Among the reptiles found here, crocodile and chameleon are rare and endangered. Four common venomous snakes, three are found here. The avifaunal varieties show high diversity. At least two species of birds, which is found in protected areas, are rare / endangered, to name a few: spotted eagle crested hawk eagles.

In addition, the sanctuary exhibits very different invertebrate species, including butterflies. Lions, gazelles, India, and sambar deer in the recently discovered, now eliminate from Barda. Although the area of protected areas is small, it has different types of forests.

How to get there

Road: Jamnagar is 92 km from Jamnagar to connect Rajkot national transport buses and private luxury coaches Gujarat each center. If you are from Rajkot to bus, bus to flow directly through the town to reach the bus stop in front, so you can ask to be let off at Bedi Gate.

 

Rail: There are trains of Western Railway have a direct connection to Ahmedabad every day.

 

Air: There is an airport 10 km from the town, so it is a relatively cheap labor or takes a taxi. Domestic airlines connect Mumbai to Jamnagar. For more: tours and travels in Gujarat.