In which one of the following States is Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary located?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2018 Prelims]
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Manipur
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Nagaland
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
- Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary is bounded to the north and west by the River Bhareli (known as Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh), to the east by the River Pakke and to the south by the Nameri National Park of Assam (an IBA).
- Doimara Reserve Forest (RF) lies to the west of Pakhui in the Kameng distrct, while Papum RF lies to the east of the Sanctuary in East Kameng district.
- Pakhui has been recently declared as Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger.