User:Iamjadhao/Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary

Painganga Sanctuary is the name given to the protected forests on both sides of the river Penganga which divides Yavatmal district and Nanded district. It should be the only sanctuary surrounded by water on three sides. The Penganga Sanctuary was established on January 1, 1996. It covers an area of ​​about 325 sq. Km. That's it. Teak is the main tree in the sanctuary. The sanctuary is under the supervision and direct control of the sub-conservator (wildlife) [[Pandharkavada.

Painganga Sanctuary is about 150 km from Yavatmal. The Panganga Sanctuary can be reached via Yavatmal Umarkhed or Yavatmal-Mahagaon-Dhanki-Bittergaon. On both these routes, S.T. Buses are available. Private vehicles and autorickshaws are also available from Umarkhed or Dhanki Bittergaon. Shyama Kolamchi Hill, Masalga, Dodhari Falls, Rajoba Devasthan, Wagh Bhuyar, Shivalaya and Sondhabi and Sahastrakund Falls are some of the places worth visiting. However, tourists can't reach all the places due to a lack of roads, vehicles, barricades etc.

Due to 1000 to 1500 mm of rainfall and the surrounding Panganga river reservoir, many trees like Arjun, Amla, Ain, Kadamba, Gulvel, Charoli, Chinch, Tivasa, Dhamanvel, Dhavda, Behda, Moin, Moha, Sag, Sajad, Surya, Haldu etc. are in the sanctuary area.

There are about 200 species of herbs in the sanctuary.

As grasses like Kusali, Khas, Tirkadi, Pavanya, Marvel, etc. are growing, there are many herbivores in the sanctuary like bears, foxes, scaly cats, chinkara, chital, chausinga, taras, nilgai, bhekad, masanya ud, ranmanjar, deer, etc. Goes. Beasts like leopards, wild dogs, etc. must have lived here by hunting these animals.

Snakes: In this sanctuary, there are pythons, ghonas, ghorpads, dhamans, fursas, red-mouthed lizards, etc.

Birds in Panganga Sanctuary: - Adai, White-necked Karkocha, Koot, Kotwal, Ghanwar or Haldi Kunku (Spotbill Duck), Jakana, Pand, Panakavala, Panpipuli, Parva, Bhori, Shikra, Shikha Snake, Garuda, Heron etc.

There is a forest department rest house in Kharbi village near the entrance of Panganga Sanctuary. There are many good hotels in Kinwat city. One at Unkeshwar too

Kinwat Sanctuary
Common to Yavatmal and Nanded districts, but mostly in the Nanded district, there is another sanctuary called Kinwat Sanctuary. This sanctuary is also in the valley of the Painganga river. Its total area in both the districts is 219 sq. Km. The nearest railway station is Kinwat on the Mudkhed-Adilabad railway line and the distance from the railway station to the sanctuary is 5 km. * This sanctuary is 138 km from Nanded by road. There are regular bus services from Yavatmal and Nanded. The forest gets drinking water every twelve months.

It is a dry deciduous forest. It has teak, salai, haldu, kullu, sawar, moi, ain etc. trees and wild animals like tiger, bibte, nilgai, bear, sambar, chital, chinkara, wild boar and bhekar etc. Bird life is also rich.

Accommodation :


 * P. WD Rest House, Kinwat Forest Rest Houses: Kharbi, Korat, Morchadi, Sondabi and Chikhli

Inquiry: Executive Engineer, Nanded

Nearby Place ::


 * Sahasrakund waterfall in Kinwat taluka on Nanded Kinwat road. 35-40 km from Kinwat. At a distance from the famous hot water at Unkeshwar Fall. Mother of Renuka, one of the three and a half seats of the Goddess, near Unkeshwar Temple,  There is a Shiva temple at Nagdhav, 18 km from Kinwat. Auto rickshaws are available from Kinwat to reach Paida Nagdav.