24/03/2023
Kanha national park is the largest national park in Madhya Pradesh, which is located in the Maikal Hills of the Satpuras spreading over two districts - Mandla and Balaghat. With a 940 sq. km expansion, it is considered to be one of the best administered and managed wildlife National parks in India.
It was declared a reserve forest in 1879 and notified as a wildlife sanctuary in 1933. In the 1930s, Kanha was divided into two sanctuaries Hallon and Banjar, of 250 sq km and 300 sq km respectively. Its status came into existence in the year 1955.