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Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) has two core areas, Dudhwa National Park
and Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, which were merged in 1987. Dudhwa
National Park is known as the first National Park of the state after
the formation of Uttarakhand.
It is home to a large number of rare and endangered species
including Tiger, Leopard cat, Rhinoceros (one-horned), Hispid hare,
Elephants, Black deer, Swamp deer, etc.
A bird watchers' haven, Dudhwa is noted for its avian variety –
about 400 species. Its swamps and several lakes attract varieties of
waterfowl. Being close to the Himalayan foothills, Dudhwa also gets
its regular winter visitors – the migratory water birds. The Banke
Tal is perhaps the most popular spot for bird watchers.
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There are also drongos, barbets, cormorants, ducks, geese,
hornbills, bulbuls, teal, woodpeckers, heron, bee-eaters, minivets,
kingfishers, egrets, orioles, painted storks, owls.
Sharda Dam and Deer Park are other major attractions of Lakhimpur.
Getting There
Distance from Lakhimpur Railway
Station to Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is about 100 km by road.
Lakhimpur city is 124 km from the
state capital Lucknow. It can be easily reached by train (meter gauge) or
UPSRTC Bus services.
Lakhimpur has its own Railway Station named as Lakhimpur Kheri Railway
Station. It is well connected to major cities like Bareilly, Delhi, Barauni,
Amritsar, Darbhanga, Ambala, Gonda, Shahjehanpur and Lucknow.
Lakhimpur has an airport named
Lakhimpur Airport
and the Airport currently is not operational.
The nearest airport from
Lakhimpur is Chaudhary Charan
Singh International Airport at Lucknow, about 146 kilometers and it is
two and a half hours drive from Lakhimpur. The Airport is well connected to other cities in India such as
New Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Chennai and Bangalore. From the Airport you can
hire cabs or take a train to reach Lakhimpur.
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