Manas National Park no longer in danger

Manas National Park,a World Heritage Site in Assam,has received a fresh lease of life with Unesco removing the in-danger tag from it. The decision was taken at the 35th session of Unescos World Heritage Committee in Paris that began on Monday.

The decision to remove the in-danger tag,that was suffixed to the World Heritage Site status of the park in 1992,was taken after it was ravaged due to insurgency and political unrest in the preceding years,was taken after all the countries of the 22-member committee unanimously voted in favour of Manas.

It is indeed a huge achievement,and a recognition to the hard work put in by the government and the people,to restore the lost glory of Manas, said Kampa Borgoyari,deputy chief of the Bodoland Territorial Council.

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A biodiversity hotspot in Northeast India,Manas has a number of additional epithets,including a national park,a tiger reserve,an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve.

Declared a World Heritage Site in 1985,it is home to a large variety of wildlife.