Gurgaon: Closed since March 18 last year, Sultanpur National Park will be open for the first time in almost 19 months for visitors in November.
VS Tanwar, Head of the Principal Conservator, Department of Forest and Wildlife, said the decision was taken “after the analysis of the situation”.
The National Park, which recently became a Ramsar website, will be open from 6:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
and visitors will be asked to keep the behavior in accordance with Covid strictly.
To ensure no crowding inside or outside, the government has decided that no more than 60 people will be permitted at a place at a time, said a wildlife official.
National Park, one of the most popular gurgaon tourism rooms, is used to close from June 1 to September 30 every year and reopen on October 1.
Before the pandemic, he had 8,000-10,000 footsteps on weekends.
At present, there are around 90 species of birds in the national park while migration species also begin to arrive.
Overall, the park has nearly 3,000 birds, with around 25 species of water birds.
Visitors will be welcomed by a black winged stage, Pond Heron, Pied Kingfisher, Purple Heron, Shoveler, Water-Breasted Waterhen, Kingfisher, Munia, Rosy Starling, Drongo, Dong-Necked, Canary, Canary -flyatCatcher, Prinia, Ibis Glossy and Srawan Hairy orange, among others.
Migratory birds that are often categorized as parks can be widely categorized as waders (birds depend on shallow water), ducks and warblers.
Because the park has an ideal habitat for birds, a large number of birds fly millions of miles every year to wetlands to rest and feed, said staff in the park.
There are more than 600 species of fauna, including birds, amphibians and butterflies, in the park, according to the Indian zoolological survey, which reported 417 species of birds, 16 mammals, 40 butterflies, apart from 16 reptiles and five types of amphibians.
Birders welcome the decision to reopen the popular national park.
“We hope that goose-headed goose, Greylag Goose, North Parish and Mallard in November.
Hopefully, the park will not turn into a tourist spot now.
Authority needs to take precautions so that the birds are not disturbed due to the presence of people,” said Pankaj Gupta, A birdder of Delhi bird institution.
The Sultanpur Bird Park is open for the first time since the pandemic starts
