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.