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