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1. What comes to your mind when you hear 'Chambal'?
Daku/dacoits - right?
Up to the early 2000s, organized crime controlled Chambal across MP, Rajasthan, Haryana, and UP.
Today we talk not of extinct dacoits, but endangered wildlife.
1/11
#chambal #thugs #endangeredwildlife
Daku/dacoits - right?
Up to the early 2000s, organized crime controlled Chambal across MP, Rajasthan, Haryana, and UP.
Today we talk not of extinct dacoits, but endangered wildlife.
1/11
#chambal #thugs #endangeredwildlife
2. Apart from the बीहड़ badlands, it has the National Chambal Sanctuary.
A 5,400 km2 protected area for the critically endangered gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle and the Ganges river dolphin.
2/11
#chambal #indianwildlife #crocodile
A 5,400 km2 protected area for the critically endangered gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle and the Ganges river dolphin.
2/11
#chambal #indianwildlife #crocodile
3. The sanctuary runs across UP, MP and Rajasthan.
In 1978, Madhya Pradesh declared it an eco-reserve. Today, it is co-administered by the three states.
3/11
#ecoretreat #wildlifesanctuary
In 1978, Madhya Pradesh declared it an eco-reserve. Today, it is co-administered by the three states.
3/11
#ecoretreat #wildlifesanctuary
