India’s first private biosphere, called the Rajaji Raghati Biosphere (RRB) Situated adjoining the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand was created by two individuals.
In 1983, Rajaji National Park was created after merging the three wildlife sanctuaries of Uttarakhand – Rajaji, Motichur and Chilla.
They are also working on a second biosphere atop the Western Ghats: above the Koyna River in the buffer zone of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve near Pune, Maharashtra.