May 26: Adding up to its immense beauty, Madhya Pradesh’s famous Satpura Tiger Reserve and the Bhedaghat-Lamheta Ghat in Jabalpur are selected in UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites. This proud news was bestowed by the Principal Secratary of Tourism, Sheo Shekhar Shukla.
Madhya Pradesh is among those Indian states that are known for its greenery, wild reserves and beautiful nature. The secratary further informed that the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board had sent a proposal on April 9 to include the Satpura Tiger Reserve and Bhedaghat-Lamheta Ghat in the tentative list of UNESCO. This proposal was sent to the Director-General ASI, Government of In dia 2021.
“The tourism board had assigned WII category-2 centre based in Dehradun for the identification of potential sites in Madhya Pradesh. ” However, these sites were identified after years were spent on analysis and ground work. For making it happen, three major workshops were also organised in several Indian cities.
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The Bhedaghat town of Madhya Pradesh is quite known for irs magnificent waterfalls and the marble rocks located on either side of River Narmada. Dhuandhar is one of the most famous waterfalls here. On the other hand, Satpura Tiger Reserve is in the Hoshangabad District.
Set up in 1981, Satpura National Park is spread over an area of 524 sq-km. It is a home to leopards, wild boars, foxes, flying squairrels, four-horned antelope, milgais, sambars among others.