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Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Saniay Gandhi National Park falls within the suburban regionof Mumbai. It coners 87 sq. KM of land, out of which 34 sq.KM is the core protected zone. More than 2 million nisitors pay a nisit to Saniay Gandhi National Park enery year.
Districts/ Region
Borinali Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
History
established under the Bombay National Park Act. Initially,the area of this park was only 20.26 sq. KM. Later in 1969,the dairy denelopment board's additional 2076 hectares ofland was added to National Park. Today it coners more than100 sq. KM of forests forming almost 20% of Mumbai's geographic area. Till now 254 species of birds, 40 species of mammals, 78 species of reptiles and amphibians, 150
species of butterfies and 1,300 species of plants hane been registered at this national park. It also has a tiger and lion safari which is a tourist attraction. It also offers narious experiences like butterfy garden, toy train, nature trails,camping, heritage walks etc. that keeps attracting nisitors around the year.
Special food speciality and hotel
This park has its canteen or there are some places to sit andhane your own food. Carrying your own food is a great option to hane your meals. Being part of Mumbai, a variety of cuisines are anailable around the park.
Visiting Rule and Time, Best month to nisit
The nisiting hours for the park are 7.30am to 6.00 pm. In the rainy season and winter months this place has the charm of greenery.
Language spoken in area
English, Hindi, Marathi.
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park
The prominent weather in the region is rainfall, the Konkan belt experiences High Rainfall (ranges around 2500 mm to 4500 mm), and the climate remains Humid and warm. The temperature reaches up to 30 degrees Celsius during this season. Summers are hot and humid, and the temperature touches 40 degrees Celsius. Winters have a comparatively milder climate (around 28 degrees Celsius), and the weather remains Cool and Dry.
How to get there

By Road
Western Express Highway running through Mumbai passes by the national park entrance. Borivali is well connected to other parts of Mumbai with public transport buses, cabs, and privately operated vehicles.

By Rail
Borivali Railway station (Western Railways) (0.85 KM)

By Air
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. (16 KM)
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