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Dachigam National Park is in which state of India?1. Himachal Pradesh2. West Bengal3. Uttarakhand4. Jammu and Kashmir

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Jammu and Kashmir

The correct answer is Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Dachigam National Park has located 22 km (kilometer) from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.

  

  • It covers an area of 141 sq km (square kilometers).
    The name literally stands for 'ten villages', which could be in memory of the ten villages that were relocated in order to create the park.
  • Dachigam was initially established to ensure the supply of clean drinking water to Srinagar city.
  • It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in the year of 1951.
  • In 1981, the Dachigam wildlife sanctuary declared as a National Park.

  • The park is best known as the home of the hangul, or Kashmir stag.


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