Orang National Park

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Prabin Kalita, Sep 2, 2021: The Times of India

The BJP-led Assam Cabinet approved the renaming of Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park in Darrang and Sonitpur districts as Orang National Park, making this the third identity change for the wildlife sanctuary since it was notified in 1915 as a protected habitat.

The sanctuary used to be known as Orang Game Reserve until 1985, when the then Congress government renamed it the Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary. A local campaign led to the name “Orang” being restored as part of the official nomenclature of this stunning 79 sqkm vista of forest and grasslands that are home to the one-horned rhinoceros, Royal Bengal tiger and the Asian elephant, among other species.

“Taking cognizance of the Advasi and tea tribe community’s demands, the cabinet has decided to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park as Orang National Park,” minister Pijush Hazarika said.