Bharatpur
Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur
Keoladeo Ghana National Park
Flooding
of water created shallow wetland ecosystem causing it to be a perfect habitat
for an astounding variety of birds. The park that was a hunting preserve for
the Maharaja and the British continued to be so till 1964, after which the hunting
was banned. A forestation policy of planting acacias was vigorously followed.
However the ecosystem at the Park continues to be fragile due to pressures of
tourism and need for water from surrounding villages.However the environmentalists won the day in 1985 when UNESCO listed it as World Heritage site and earlier in 1982 it was declared as National Park. And, today the Park is recognised as the most important breeding and feed grounds for the birds in the world. Some species are still endangered and especially the Siberian crane.
Visitors are advised to maintain low noise level and avoid littering the park. The Park opens from sunrise to sunset around the year. The ticket is Rs 200 per foreign visitor and Rs 25 for Indian visitor. Vehicles are permitted upto Shanti Kutir about 1.7 kilometres inside at Rs 50 per vehicle. After this you can choose to walk, bicycle, or go by cycle rickshaw, Tonga or boat when the water level is high. The cycle rickshaw wallah’s displaying yellow plate meaning authorised double up as guides also carry binoculars. Hotels do supply packed lunches and you can get a bite at a canteen on the second gate and even at Forest Lodge.
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