Geography of India Current Affairs Analysis
Uttarakhand government for moving at a "snail's pace" against its senior officers accused of illegal constructions in Corbett Tiger Reserve stated by SC
About Corbett Tiger Reserve
ilocated on the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand.
iiEstablishment: Corbett is the first national park of India, established in 1936. It was named Hailey National Park then.
iiiIn 1957, rechristened Corbett National Park in memory of the late Jim Corbett, a great naturalist and eminent conservationist.
ivThe terrain is undulating with several valleys. The rivers Ramganga, Pallaen, and Sonanadi flow through the valleys.
vspread over the Bhabar and lower Shivalik regions with a deep-water table.