Madhya Pradesh forest minister Vijay Shah on December 25, 2020 launched India’s first hot air balloon wildlife safari in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
- According the the minister, now like Africa’s forests, tourists in India will also enjoy hot air balloon wildlife safari.
- Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve is located in the eastern Satpura hill range of Umaria and katni districts of Madhya Pradesh.
- Bandhavgarh National Park was declared a national park in 1968. It is spread across an area of 105 km².
- Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve has 125 tigers.
- Bandhavgarh is best known for Evergreen Sal forest and Mixed forest about 515 species of Plant are found there and is also home to 242 species of Birds.
