Sanjay Gandhi National Park Mumbai

Introduction

The Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai was earlier known as the Borivali national park. It is situated in the North of Mumbai. This park is also known as the Bird watcher's paradise. Nowadays this park is generally used to conduct school picnics, college picnics and other organized excursions. This park is an ideal place for meditation or for some moments of solitude. With the kind of surroundings that it has it provides a serene atmosphere and is the best place for some quite introspection. The panoramic view of the hills, valleys, lakes and open spaces that is said to have therapeutic effects on the mind, body and soul. This park is just 30 meters above sea level. The most unique feature of this park is that it can be visited in every season of the year. It is suitable to visit this park throughout the year. This park also houses the Kanhari caves, which is also a favorite site for the tourist visiting Mumbai. The recreational are of this park includes the Kanhari Caves, the Tulsi and Vihar lakes, the Lion Safari, the Deer Park, the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi and gardens.

The flora and fauna of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai is a tree lover's delight at all the times of the year. There is a riot of colors in this park during the summer months when the Gulmohar Plants and the flowering silk cotton gives the forest a crimson blush which would have been harsh brown forest. This region has good biodiversity and major trees and plants include Kadamba, Teak, Karanj, Shisam, and species of Acacia, Ziziphus, Euphorbia, Gulmohar, red silt cotton etc. Also famous for sheltering the wildlife this park houses animals like Spotted Dear, Black Naped Hare, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Palm Civet, Mouse Deer, Hanuman Langur and many more. This park is also the nesting ground of around 274 kinds of birds. This is the reason why Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai is known as the Bird watcher's paradise.

With such a rich flora and fauna in this park the tourists who visit this park wish to come again and again.