Madhav National Park

Madhav National Park
Map showing the location of Madhav National Park
Map showing the location of Madhav National Park
LocationMadhya Pradesh, India
Nearest cityShivpuri around 9km away
Coordinates25°28′N 77°45′E / 25.467°N 77.750°E / 25.467; 77.750
Area354 km2 (137 sq mi)
Visitorsaround 500 people (in every year)
Official nameSakhya Sagar
Designated7 January 2022
Reference no.2483[1]
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Madhav National Park is situated in Shivpuri District of Gwalior division in northwest Madhya Pradesh, India. Two national highways pass through the park, the Agra to Bombay former National Highway 3 and the Jhansi to Shivpuri National Highway 27 (formerly N.H.25).[2]

The park was first noticed in 1956, at 167 km2, as Shivpuri National Park. In 1958, it was renamed Madhav National Park after Madho Rao Scindia, the Maharaja of Gwalior belonging to the Scindia dynasty of the Marathas, and was finalized the following year.[2] Sakhya Sagar, a man-made reservoir within the park, has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2022.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Sakhya Sagar". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Tiwari, Shiv Kumar (1998). "Madhav National Park". National Parks of Madhya Pradesh: State of Bio Diversity and Human Infringement. New Delhi: APH Publishing. pp. 148–166. ISBN 978-81-7024-950-4.

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