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National Park tag for Similipal after 4 decade-long wait

April 25, 2025

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Orissa POST

The state government Thursday declared Similipal in Mayurbhanj district as a ‘National Park’, thus putting an end to over four decades of wait.

National Park tag for Similipal after 4 decade-long wait

State Forest, Environment and Climate Change department in a notification said that by exercising its authority under Section 35(4) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the state government declared Similipal as a National Park.

The CMO Odisha in a post on X said, “A landmark step towards Viksit Bharat, Viksit Odisha! Similipal is now officially a National Park—the 107th in India and the largest in #Odisha at 845.70 sq km. This long-awaited declaration strengthens our ecological legacy, uplift tribal aspirations, and reaffirms Odisha's commitment to sustainable development.”

Similipal will be the second National Park in Odisha after Bhitarkanika National Park which is spread over 145 sq km in Kendrapara district.

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