Barda Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

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Barda Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 15 km from the coast of Porbandar town of Porbandar district, Gujarat, India. Edit

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Barda Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is distributed in two districts that is Porbandar and Jamnagar. It is covered the area of 192.31 sq. km. The place of Barda is almost hilly and undulating with an altitude ranging from 79.2 m to 617.8 m. above sea level. The Sanctuary area is a green oasis, surrounded by agriculture fields, wastelands and forest. area is a green oasis, surrounded by agriculture fields, wastelands and forest.The hilly terrain with patches of flat plains at places, the crisscrossing of numerous rivulets and streams and existing dams impart a divine look to the forest. One may hardly abstain from thinking that here is the place, where the saints in ancient times must have attained ‘moksha’, the ultimate liberation. At places, there are gentle slopes with exposed rocks. Bileshvary and Joghri are the two main ephemeral rivers. Khambala and Fodara are important dams in the Sanctuary.

Barda Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

HistoryEdit

Barda was a private forest of the ex-princely State of Ranavav (Porbandar) and Jamnagar and, therefore, it is still popularly known as Rana Barda and Jam Barda. Entire area is the reserve forest and had been notified as Sanctuary in the year 1979. The settlement of the area has been completed, but final notification is yet to be issued.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

2 to 3 hours.

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Private taxies or cabs are also available here to reach the site.

Bus : Porbandar city is connected to Rajkot and Ahmedabad through the national highway 8B and is connected to the cities of Dwarka and Jamnagar in the north and Bhavnagar and Verval in South through the NH 8E Ext. State Transport Buses regularaly run for Porbandar.

Train : Porbandar railway station is 3 km from the city centre. It is connected to several cities like Mumbai, Rajkot, Ahmedabad and Vadodara. There are rickshaws, buses and taxis available to reach the city.

Air : Porbandar airport is 4 km away from the city centre and there are many options like cabs, buses and private vehicles to reach the town.

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