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Dibru-Saikhowa is a National Park as well as a Biosphere Reserve situated in the south bank of the river Brahmaputra in Assam. This National Park is situated 12 km north of Tinsukia in Assam. The forest type of Dibru-Saikhowa comprises semi-evergreen forests, deciduous forests, littoral and swamp forests and patches of wet evergreen forests. Delimited by the mighty Brahmaputra and Lohit River, this is the largest salix swamp forest in the North-East India. It has a tropical monsoon climate with a hot and wet summer, cool and usually dry winter. Annual rainfall ranges from 2,300 to 3,800 mm. It is a haven for many endangered species and rich in fish diversity.
There are rare species in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park which are mostly unknown to the tourists. Let’s start with the journey; what we can see is wild elephants, Asiatic buffalo, white-winged summer duck, capped Old World monkey, Black-breasted Parrotbill, and tigers. It’s an uneven wet evergreen forest. It also measures eight species of terrestrial orchidaceous plant.
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