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NAMDAPHA NATIONAL CLUB

In the border district of Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh, amidst blue hills, along the turbulent Naodehing River, lies a sprawling valley of dense, evergreen tropical rain forest. This is the famous Namdapha National Park. This National Park was declared a Tiger Reserve in March 1983. This is one of the few National Parks where the visitor is able to trek on foot for multi day trips through the forest. There is a good network of trails and convenient camps established throughout the jungle.

Perhaps no National Park in the world has a wider altitudinal variation than the Namdapha Park which rises from 200m – nearly at sea level to 4500m where the hills represent the easternmost extent of the Himalayan range. The river

Naodehing meanders through the park, fed by numerous tributaries. The riverine system forms the catchment of the Brahmaputra through the Naodehing. Because of its sheer remoteness and inaccessibility the entire area is pristine and virgin.

Namdapha National Park is a true wilderness, a vast stretch of lush green vegetation. There is such a floral, and faunal, diversity that no single species of plant or animal can be said to be the dominant species of the area.

The whole tract represents a very interesting assortment of forest biomes, tropical wet evergreen forests in the lower reaches, mixed deciduous forests in the middle and temperate alpine forests in the upper reaches.

There are more than 150 timber species. The giant sized tree species, besides Hollong, Hollock and Mekai, are Jutuli, Dhuna, Michelia champaka, etc.,while other important species are Indian iron wood, Oak , Betula ,Rhododendron and Magnolia. The Pinus merkusi and Abies delavavi are not found elsewhere in India. One of the rarest and most endangered orchids, Blue vandal, occurs here. The most famous local medicinal plant Mishmi teeta, is used by the tribals for all kinds of diseases. Its export has been banned.

Indeed, Namdapha is a botanist’s dream, and it may take as long as 50 years before a comprehensive survey of its botanical resources can be completed.