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Amba Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary

Satpura forest sanctuary in Buldhana district, part of the Melghat Tiger Reserve

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01 — The story

Amba Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary lies in the Satpura Range in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, and forms part of the Melghat Tiger Reserve, managed from headquarters at Amravati. It takes in about 102 sq km of reserved forest and some 23 sq km of protected forest, along with farmland and settlements of the former forest villages of Ambabarwa, Chunkhadi and Rohinkhidki in Sangrampur taluka.

The sanctuary is 65 km from Shegaon. Visitors may enter a tourist zone of about 21 sq km made up of eight forest compartments. Other attractions are the Mangri Mahadev temple, Jalkakund, Pipladohkhora and Chimankhora.

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02 — About

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