Pench National Park

Pench National Park is best described as Tiger Park, located in Southern Part of Madhya Pradesh. It covers 758 sq km area and partially shares a boundary with Maharashtra in the area of 257 sq km which is quite accessible from Madhya Pradesh. Pench National Park is not only mentioned as National park but also as a sanctuary in 1965 then after 10 years in 1975 it declared as National Park. This National Park is divided in two segments in between Priyadarshini National Park and Mowgli Pench Sanctuary that cover 299 sq.km areas. There is buffer area which is in 464 sq.km. The origin of the name Pench is associated with river which flows from North to South. This Pench National Park gives the full vibes of wildlife for visitors. The wildlife scenic beauty was established as Tiger reserve in 1992 and work on Tiger project is in the process. Many artists have covered about this vivid National Park and one of the popular mentions in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Pench National Park won the "Best Management Award" in 2011 as well.

Pench National Park is a wildlife gateway and it is organic asset of India. Its richness occurs in Ain-i-Akbari. It is bestowed with varying topical features including mosaic of vegetation ranging from moist, sheltered valleys to open, dry deciduous forest. They look very exotic and its vivid beauty will be very memorable visit for onlookers. The range of exploration is very wide and luxury greenery and grassy patches give soothing experience. Pench National Park is equipped with many beautiful trees like Madhucaindica, Miliusavelutina, Terminaliatomentosa, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Buchananialanzan, Ougeiniadalbergoides and Lanneacoromandalica. It covers the forest tracts of Balaghat, Seoni and Nagpur districts and there is dam which has been made on the Pench River on south-eastern edge of the reserve. The area is loaded with plenty of seasonal streams and nalas with the zig-zag structure. At the end of the April, Pench River dries up, yet number of water pools such as dohs are exactly as waterholes for wild animals.