5 Eco-Friendly Places To Visit In India

India is home to ample of species of flaura, fauna and many animals. The country is an treat for nature lovers. The beauty of these places will want to you to settle there.

* Sunderbans National Park, West Bengal

Sunderbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering an area of around 1,330 km. This is a must-visit place and should be No 1 destination for ecotourism lovers. Part of West Bengal, the Sunderbans National Park is a large, mostly marshy land and is made up of several rivers, tributaries, water channels, forests and islands that together form a massive estuarine delta.

* Rajamala National Park, Kerala

Also known as Eravikulam National Park, this wonderful bio-rich 97 square-km park is located around 15 km from Munnar. The park is home to Nilgiri Tahr, the south India mountain goat. This is also a UNESCO Heritage project.

* Chilika Lake, Odisha

Chilika Lake happens to be the world’s second largest coastal lagoon and the largest of its kind in India. Spread across a vast area of 3,500 km, Chilika is home to the famous Irrawaddy Dolphins, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Indo-Pacific Tarpon, Egrets, Grey and Purple Herons, Dalmatian Pelican, Spot-billed Pelicans. The region is home to over 700 species of plant varieties. The waters of Chilika hosts a large variety of reptiles and amphibians.

* Kaziranga National Park, Assam

This 430- square-km World Heritage Site is home to the Great One-horned Rhino. Kaziranga has also been recognised as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International as it is home for several bird species and migratory birds that seasonally fly in.

* Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand

Spread over 630 square km, Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers together form the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. The reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is a nature lover’s paradise.