⇒ Raimona Reserve Forest in lower Assam became the sixth National Park of the state.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on world environment day i.e. 05 June 2021 announced that the Raimona reserve forest in Kokrajhar under the Bodoland Territorial Region, bordering Bhutan, has been upgraded as the sixth national park of the state.
Raimona National Park is spread over 422sqkm in Kokrajhar district. In this Park, over 150 species of butterflies, 170 species of birds and 350 species of plants are found in the park.
The park’s secured transboundary ecological landscape will help ensure long-term conservation of endemic species such as the golden langur (the mascot of Bodoland Territorial Council), and endangered species like the Asian elephant, royal Bengal tiger and varied other flora and faunal species.
In Assam state five other existing national parks are: Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Nameri National Park, Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Orang National Park