Barnawapara, a wildlife sanctuary in Chhattisgarh, has got a facelift to attract more visitors.
This has been done by the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) under the annual action plan 2021-22 for wildlife habitat upgradation work.
The sanctuary is located in the Balodabazar Forest Division, about 100 km from Raipur.
Intensive lantana and eupatorium eradication work has been done over 5,920 hectares.
With availability of monsoon water, the grass has grown, thus improving the grazing facility in the sanctuary. It provides a better watching experience of the wildlife.
The sanctuary is spread over 244.86 sq km. Its forest cover consists of teak, sal and mixed forests.
The area is dominated by other invasive herbaceous species which create a shortage of fodder for herbivore animals. It also affects the movement of animals.
To counter the invasive species of plants, the eradication work is undertaken. It improves the pastures for grazing.
In the sanctuary, the commonly seen wild animals are leopard, Indian bison (gaur), bear, sambar deer, spotted deer (chital), nilgai, wild boar, wild dog, striped hyena, fox, wolf and mouse deer.
