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Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 5kms in the West of tourist
city Udaipur, which surrounds the Sajjangarh Palace overlooking
Udaipur City. From the palace, one can have a magnificent view of
lakes of Udaipur and Aravalli hill ranges. The view of Sunrise and
Sunset attracts every visitor atop of Bansdara hill.
Safari Park was created and wild animals like Chital, Sambar,
Wild Boar, and Blue Bull were reintroduced. Animals like Panther,
Hyena, Hare and Jackal has reappeared apart from variety of reptiles
and birds. The wall extended further and now the entire hillock
has been fenced, improving the vegetal cover of the sanctuary area.
Tiger Lake
In the Hills, at a short distance on the North-West of Sajjangarh,
there is an artificial lake named Jiyan Sagar, popularly known as
"Bari Lake" or "Tiger Lake". The lake was constructed
by Maharana Raj Singhji, the ex-ruler of Mewar, in 1664 AD and was
named after Jana Devi, the mother of the Maharana. The lake has
an area of 1.25 square miles with a storage capacity of 400 million
cubic feet of water.
Safari Park
Herbivores like Chital, Sambar, Blue Bull, Wild Boar etc. have been
reintroduced in the Safari Park to view the wild animals from dose
quarters. A network of forest roads has been provided to reach different
parts of the Safari Park.
Jhar Water Hole & Mahua Grove
Situated on western aspect of Bansdara hills is a perennial source
of water "Jhar Water Hole", surrounded by number of ancient
Mahua trees. Temple of Lord 'Shiva' is in close vicinity of this
sacred grove. One can experience the effect of microclimate created
by the surrounding forest area sitting at this place. During rainy
season, the springs flowing through the area adds the beauty many
more times.
Maharana Pratap Nature Trail
From Gorilla viewpoint one can track to Bari Lake through this nature
trail and can study the beautiful geographical features of Aravali
hills along with rich flora and fauna present in the area. |
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