Established in 1977 on the east bank of the Ganga, the sanctury is a paradise for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts. Wildllife here includes elephants, tigers, bear & gorals.

Chilla sanctuaries harbour about a third of the State's elephant population.

Hence the proposal to establish them as Rajaji National Park and link it up with Corbett National Park by means of elephant corridors.

This will involve the construction of two special bridges over the recently-made Chilla Power Canal and the protection of suitable intervening forest habitat.

Gujars are in the process of being resettled in accordance with national park policy (Gupta, 1986).

A recent study suggests, however, that the Gujars have not had such a detrimental effect on their habitat as is commonly believed Wildlife Sanctuary Chilla.

The need to develop a compromise of joint land-use for the benefit of the land, local people and wildlife, rather than managing the area exclusively for conservation purposes, is emphasised (A. Clark pers. comm.).

CLIMATE

There are three seasons in the Himalayan foothills: cool, hot and rainy. During the cool season (November to February), days are warm (20-25*C), nights are cold and humidity is low Wildlife Sanctuary Chilla. Precipitation in December to February totals 50-150mm. Temperature rises rapidly to 40-48*C in the hot season (March to June) and rainfall increases with the occasional thunderstorm. Humidity is high in the rainy season (July to October), with over 750mm of precipitation in July to August, and there is little temperature variation (Singh, 1956). Annual rainfall ranges from 1200-1500mm and mean monthly temperature from 13.1*C in January to 38.9*C in May (Tiwari, 1986).

VEGETATION

Based on Landsat imagery for 1986, approximately 84% of the proposed national park is forested. Some 65% of forested land is under 20% crown cover inChilla Sanctuary, whereas a similar percentage of forested land exceeds 50% crown cover in Motichur Sanctuary. Canopy cover is intermediate for forests in Wildlife Sanctuary Chilla
For wildlife lovers GMVN organises Wildlife Sanctuary Chilla

The area has traditionallly been known for elephants that migrate through it. A few tiger, bear and small cats are seen along with interesting birds.

General Information
Location :
On the east bank of the Ganga river near Haridwar.

Size :
96 sq miles ( 249 sq km ).

Best time to Visit :
November to mid - June.

 

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