DIBRU-SAIKHOWA NATIONAL PARK

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

• Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is a national park in Assam, India, located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts.
• It was designated a Biosphere Reserve in July 1997.
• The park is bounded by the Brahmaputra and Lohit Rivers in the north and Dibru river in the south.
• It mainly consists of moist mixed semi-evergreen forests, moist mixed deciduous forests, canebrakes and grasslands.
• It is the largest salix swamp forest in north-eastern India, with a tropical monsoon climate with a hot and wet summer and cool and usually dry winter.
• Annual rainfall ranges from 2,300 to 3,800 mm (91 to 150 in). I
• t is a haven for many endangered species and rich in fish diversity.

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