Biosphere Reserves: India
List of Biosphere Reserves, their area, date of designation and its location
<![if !vml]><img width=687 height=948 src="BiosphereW_files/image001.png" align=left hspace=12 alt="Text Box: No Name of the Biosphere Reserves and area in Km2 given in parenthesis Date of Designation Location of the Biosphere Reserve site in the State (s)/Union Territory 1 Nilgiri (5520) 1.8.1986 Part of Wynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Madumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani hills in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. 2 Nanda Devi (5860.69) 18.1.1988 Part of Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Almora districts in Uttarakhand. 3 Nokrek (820) 1. 9.1988 Part of East, West and South Garo Hill districts in Meghalaya. 4 Manas (2837) 14.3.1989 Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamprup and Darang districts in Assam. 5 Sunderbans (9630) 29.3.1989 Part of delta of Ganges & Brahamaputra river system in West Bengal. 6 Gulf of Mannar (10500) 18.2.1989 India part of Gulf of Mannar extending from Rameswaram island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu. 7 Great Nicobar (885) 6.1.1989 Southern most island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 8 Similipal (4374) 21.6.1994 Part of Mayurbhanj district in Orissa. 9 Dibru-Saikhova (765) 28.7.1997 Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts in Assam. 10 Dehang-Dibang (5111.5) 2.9.1998 Part of Upper Siang, West Siang and Dibang Valley districts in Arunachal Pradesh. 11 Pachmarhi (4981.72) (Area extended on 30.7.2009) 3.3.1999 Part of Betul, Hoshangabad and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh. 12 Khangchendzonga (2619.92) 7.2.2000 Part of North and West districts in Sikkim. 13 Agasthyamalai (3500.36) 12.11.2001 Part of Thirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts in Tamil Nadu and Thiruvanthapuram, Kollam and Pathanmthitta districts in Kerala. 14 Achanakmar-Amarkantak (3,835. 51) 30.3.2005 Part of Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur district of Chattisgarh. 15 Kachchh (12,454) 29.1.2008 Part of Kachchh, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Patan districts in Gujarat. 16 Cold Desert (7,770) 28.8.2009 Pin Valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal & Sarchu; and Kibber Wildlife sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh. 17 Seshachalam (4755.997) 20.9.2010 Seshachalam hill ranges in Eastern Ghats encompassing part of Chittoor and Kadapa districts in Andhra Pradesh. 18 Panna (2998.98) 25.8.2011 Part of Panna and Chhattarpur districts in Madhya Pradesh " v:shapes="Text_x0020_Box_x0020_2"><![endif]>
Expenditure incurred under Biosphere Reserve scheme.
(As per the Utilization Certificates received from the State Government/(s) and UT)
<![if !vml]><img width=669 height=574 src="BiosphereW_files/image002.png" align=left hspace=12 alt="Text Box: S. No State/ UT Name of Biosphere Reserve 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 (Rs. in lakhs) 1 Uttarakhand Nanda Devi 80.00 72.86 60.0 24.34 80.00 2 Tamil Nadu Nilgiri Nil 44.42 36.00 109.463 66.97 Gulf of Mannar 41.09 49.91 29.844 89.635 59.865 Agasthyamalai 34.945 40.00 104.305 49.994 54.83 3 West Bengal Sunderbans 55.914 86.196 108.975 108.85 75.50 4 Karnataka Nilgiri 28.23 22.36 18.661 109.73 12.79 5 Kerala Nilgiri 53.84 105.31 30.89 86.90 53.13 Agasthyamalai 63.58 10.41 26.79 102.47 57.23 6 Andaman & Nicobar Islands Great Nicobar Nil Nil Nil 7.88957 5.85113 7 Orissa Similipal 67.85 100.00 49.70 50.00 43.45 8 Assam Dibru-Saikhowa Nil 38.796 Nil 50.00 44.05 Manas Nil Nil Nil 40.00 Awaited 9 Meghalaya Nokrek 40.00 30.30 30.00 42.00 18.00 10 Sikkim Khangchenzonga 58.43 59.10 48.84 15.355 54.802 11 Arunachal Pradesh Dehang-Dibang 37.77 34.996 29.80665 18.03 35.00 12 Madhya Pradesh Pachmarhi 57.6868 64.90 43.062 Nil 127.7393 Achanakmar-Amarkantak 34.193 75.005 72.2043 20.6727 24.22722 13 Chattisgarh Achanakmar-Amarkantak 64.73 23.65 141.94 71.95606 45.02664 14 Gujarat Kachchh NA Awaited " v:shapes="Text_x0020_Box_x0020_3"><![endif]>
NA= Not Applicable
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