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The park is divided into two ranges Kotumsar and Koleng which is
again divided into different compartments. The caves and the natural
vegetation of the place support a wide variety of wildlife population.
For instance the Kotumsar Cave shelters fish. A wide variety of snakes
like python, cobra, karait, dhaman, flying snake, thrives in the
grasslands of the Park.
Kanger Ghati National Park also has a rich variety of avian life
with eagle, woodpecker, owl, red jungle fowl, peacock, and kingfisher.
The whole place is a study in myriad colors. The Eastern part of the
Park abounds in wild Gaurs. This part of the park is less visited by
humans and tourists as it is steeper and denser.
Rest
houses, hotels, lodges, and resorts of good quality are available for
lodging at Jagdalpur. Inside the park, forest rest houses at Kotumsar
and Tirathgarh are available. If you are considering a tour to
Chhattisgarh be sure to include this exciting National Park in your
travel itinerary.
Getting There
Entry into
the national park is permitted form Netanar and Kotumsar barriers.
Netanar barrier is situated at 33 km from Jagdalpur on the road passing
through village Sargipal, Bodal, Murma, and Netanar. The park starts
after 3 km from the Netanar barrier.
Main entry
of the park is from Kotumsar barrier situated at 27 km from Jagdalpur on
the Jagdalpur-Darbha road i.e. NH 221 (connecting Jagdalpur to
Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh). Inside the park there is good network of
Murram and Kutcha roads.
Jagdalpur has its own Railway Station
named as Jagdalpur Railway Station. It is well connected with the cities
like Raipur, Bilaspur, Delhi, Puri and Visakhapatnam.
Jagdalpur
(27 km) is the nearest railhead and bus stand from the Kanger Ghati
National Park.
Nearest airport to
Jagdalpur is
Jagdalpur Airport, located around very near to city center. The
airport currently not provided any scheduled flight. The nearest domestic /
international Airport from Jagdalpur is
Swami Vivekananda International
Airport, Raipur, roughly 6 hours drive (295 km) from Jagdalpur. It is well
connected with major cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi and
Mumbai etc.
For local transport, the
commuters have the options of city bus and auto-rickshaw. Auto rickshaws
are the popular mode of local commuting.
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