National Parks In India

Murlen National Park

In the Champhai district of Mizoram, India is located the national park named, Murlen National Park. The park’s area in terms of size is 200 km². The park is nearby to Chin Hills and is located at a distance of around 245kms towards Aizawl east. It is spread around 100 km2 approximately. The semi evergreen tropical & Murlen’s Sub montane’s forest have a variety of rich Fauna & Flora. The species that are found in this park are about 150 species of birds, around 15 species of mammals, 35 species of medicinal plants and 2 species of bamboos. The species that are recorded so far are 4 species of orchids and 2 species of bamboos.

In Murlen Village is situated the Murlen National Park, which is Chief of Hnahlan’s Saithuama Sailo’s village. It forms a part of the village Hnahlan.

Located in the Longitude: E 920 13' 12" to 920 27' 24" and Latitude: N 230 32' 42" to 230 41' 36".

The natural Important features are;  

• Chamdur’s Virgin forests.
• Unique sub montane & semi evergreen flora for scrubbing the jungle.
• Inserted Forests with sharp precipitous hills, with cliffs which are high, rivulets rippling, salt Licks which are natural at a latitude zone 400 to 1897 Mts.
• Home for the unique wild animals which are endangered and various kinds of birds.

General Information

State	Mizoram
District(s)	Champhai
Established	1991
Nearest city	Rabung
Time zone
Area
Elevation	2,100m
Climate
Precipitation	2100 – 2500mm
Temperature
Summer	350 C
Winter	50 C

History

One of Mizoram’s National Park which is most beautiful is the Murlen National Park. Park’s total area is 100 km². In Mizoram’s Champai District is situated Murlen which is east to Aizawl by around 245 kms. As this is close to Chin Hills this is considered important and is near to Indo-Myanmar border and is significant because of its proximity to the Chin Hills.

Many of the species which are threatened are supported by the Murlen Park.  The park is present in plenty with precipices which were once the wildlife’s sweet home. At one of precipices exists a huge cave, Tumkhuai Kham, were about 40 people could be accommodated in the night and many animals and varieties of monkeys frequent this place. In terms of the support of wildlife a precipice called Khampui is said to be one of greatest precipices in Asia or India. It is around 600 feet. Many rivers, brooks and rivulets travel across the park giving drinking water which is pure to the wildlife.

On a sunny day the sun’s ray which can penetrate in this forest is just 1%. The forest’s thickness is compared to that of the Amazon region’s forest in the South America. Few of the tress in the park is about 350 years old. One of the parks’ area doesn’t allow any sun ray’s to penetrate. This is the reason for the park to be known as land of no return or ‘losing area of seven fellow men’.

The data of the species which is recorded in the park is 150 birds species, 2 bamboo pieces, 4 orchid species, about 15 mammals species, 35 medicinal plants species.

Flora

The Variety of orchids, Canes, Arundinaria callosa, Rhododendron, Prunus Myrica, Pinus Khasia, Michelia champaca, Betula specie, Schima wallichai and Quercus is a mixture of vegetation.

Fauna

Fauna’s which are found include dark rumped swift, Hill myana, Common partridges, Kallej Pheasant, Hume’s Pheasant, squirrel, Malayan giant, Rhesus macaque, Hoolock gibbon, Serow, Himalayan Black Bear, Malayan giant squirrel, barking deer, sambar, leopard and tiger.

Details regarding the Best Time to Visit

Warm but pleasant climate all round the year with medium to chill winter from November to January at high altitudes. The best time is from October till March to visit Murlain Nation Park.

 Murlen National Park Distance From The Following

Silchar (138 Kms) - Railway Station

Lengpui (45 Kms)- Airport

245 Kms towards east of the Aizawal

How To Go There

The apt way to reach Murlen National Park is from Aizawl to Murlen through Champhai. This place can be reach either by air with Lengpui being the nearest airport at a distance of 43 kms from Aizwal or by railways with Sichar being the nearest railway station with 138 kms from park.

Things To Do At - National Park

This National Park is protected reserve. As the natural environment is for everybody to enjoy it now and also in the future as well. And is also a responsibility to be shared by one and all. For this purpose certain code of conduct and regulations need to be followed.

So Please

Stay on paths. Ensure that you have a entry ticket to enter the park and also permission before hand.

Talking loudly, tape records and Transistors are banned in the Park.

Colour dress which blends with the color of the forest such as Brown Olive green khaki etc.

Avail the maximum use of duty field staff and nature’s local guide.

Use the camera to shoot not gun.

Make a list of all the creatures that you saw in the trip. Also small simple notes can be prepared which can be compared from your earlier trips.

Caution

• Protect against accidental fire out bursts by taking precautions.
• Avoid water, soil and air, also includes the Fauna and Flora pollution in the park.
• Maintain a good distance from all the animals. As it might instigate them to attack.
• Don’t go near the nest as this might lead to the panic bird damaging the eggs which are getting hatched.
• Do not dirty the place and just leave the place as it is.

Location Map

Accommodation

4 beds and 2 rooms in the Inspection hut at H.Q’s of Rabung Range.

In case you want to visit the Murlen National Park then you can look out for the Guest Houses, Camps, Resort, Hotels in Rabung in India.

Weather

Summers are 350 C, with Patches of Fog, and Wind at 6 Km/h, with Humidity of 90 – 94%, and Winters are 50 C.s

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