Biography of sanjay gandhi wildlife sanctuary

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    Sanjay Gandhi National Park

    National park in Mumbai, India

    Sanjay Gandhi National Park is an 87 km2 (34 sq mi) protected area in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

    Biography of sanjay gandhi wildlife sanctuary

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    • It was established in 1969 with its headquarters situated at Borivali.[1]

    The 2400-year-old Kanheri caves, sculpted by monks out of the rocky basaltic cliffs, lie within the park. The rich flora and fauna of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park attract more than 2 million visitors every year.[2]

    History

    The Kanheri caves, located centrally in the park, were important Buddhist learning centres and pilgrimage sites sculpted by Buddhist monks between the 9th and the 1st centuries BCE.[3] They were chiselled out of a massive basaltic rock outcropping.[4] In 1996, the park was renamed to Sanjay Gandhi National Park, after Sanjay Gandhi.

    The same year, some forests from the Thane division were merged into the park, further expanding its total area to 103.84 km2 (40.09