Assam Cabinet on Sunday notified the Chirang-Ripu Elephant Reserve as the 8th National Park of the state

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Assam Cabinet on Sunday notified the Chirang-Ripu Elephant Reserve as the 8th National Park of the state. The forest will now be known as Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park. In his Independent Day speech last year, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the decision to upgrade Chirang-Ripu ER as a national forest. Accordingly, the cabinet on 16 February 2025 implemented the decision.