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India Launches First Jungle Safari Vistadome Train in Uttar Pradesh

India Launches First Jungle Safari Vistadome Train in Uttar Pradesh

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EventIndia's first Jungle Safari Vistadome Train launched by Indian Railways and Uttar Pradesh government.
PurposeConnects Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary with Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, offering a wildlife experience.
OperationCurrently operates on weekends; plans to expand to daily operations.
ThemePart of the "One Destination, Three Forests" initiative by the Eco Tourism Board of Uttar Pradesh.
Forests CoveredDudhwa National Park, Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, and Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary combined as one tourist destination.
Economic ImpactExpected to boost local tourism, create jobs, and support sustainable development.
Katarniaghat Wildlife SanctuaryLocated in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, covers 400.6 sq km, established in 1975, declared a Tiger Reserve in 2008.
BiodiversityHome to species like tiger, elephant, leopard, gharial, rhinoceros, Gangetic dolphin, swamp deer, hispid hare, Bengal florican, and vultures.
EcosystemFeatures mixed deciduous forests, grasslands, swamps, and wetlands, with the Girwa River maintaining ecosystem balance.
Dudhwa Tiger ReserveLocated in Lakhimpur-Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, part of the Terai Arc Landscape (TAL), home to Bengal tiger, Indian rhinoceros, swamp deer, and leopard.
Reserve FormationDudhwa National Park and Kishanpur Sanctuary joined in 1987, Katarniaghat joined in 2000, forming the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger.

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