MP FIRST & ONLY Environment

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FIRST and ONLY Facts

First	MADHYA PRADESH	PERSON
First	Biosphere Reserve of Madhya Pradesh	Pachmarhi
First	Fossil National Park	Dindori
First	National Park	Kanha Kisli National Park
Only	National Park where Swamp Deer is Found	Kanha Kisli National Park
Only	National park to have Airstrip	Kanha Kisli National Park
First	Tiger Project	Kanha Kisli National Park
First	Reptile Park	Panna
First	Snake Park	Van Vihar National Park
Only	Hill Station	Pachmarhi
Only	Herbs Bank	Pachmarhi

Name, Year of Notification	District and Area
1. Kanha Kisli 1955 (PT 1973-74)	Mandla , 940 sq km
2. Madhav 1958	Shivpuri , 337 sq km
3. Bandhavgarh 1968 (PT 1993)	Umaria , 437 sq km
4. Pench (Indira Priyadarshini) 1975 (PT 1992)	Seoni,, Chhindwara , 293 sq km
5. Van Vihar 1979	Bhopal , 4.45 sq km
6. Sanjay, 1981 (PT 2008-09)	Sidhi , 466.7 sq km
7. Panna, 1981 (PT 1995)	Panna – Chhatarpur , 543 sq km
8. Ghughwa Fossil, 1983 (Wood Fossil)	Dindori , 0.27 sq km
9. Satpura, 1983 (PT 1991-2000)	Hoshangabad , 525 sq km
10. Omkareshwar, 2004	Khandwa
11. Bagh Fossil Park, 2010 (Dinosaur Fossil Park – 2011 onwards)	Dhar
12. Kuno Palpur National Park, 2018	Sheopur , Morena