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Jim Corbett National Park
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- The Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey has proposed to change the name of Corbett National Park to Ramganga National Park.
- Jim Corbett National Park is located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand.
- The Park encompasses the Patli Dun valley formed by the Ramganga river.
- The national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.
- It is named after Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment.
- It is the oldest national park in India.
- It was the first area to come under the Project Tiger initiative in 1973.
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