Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 5km in the West of Udaipur, the lake city, which surrounds the Sajjangarh Palace overlooking Udaipur City. From the Sajjangarh Palace, one can have a magnificent view of lakes of Udaipur and Aravalli hill ranges. The view of Sunrise and Sunset attracts every visitor atop of Bansdara hill.
In the Sajjangarh Wildlife sanctuary, a Safari Park was created and wild animals like Chital, Sambar, Wild Boar, and Blue Bull were reintroduced. Animals like Panther, Hyena, Hare and Jackal has reappeared apart from variety of reptiles and birds. The wall extended further and now the entire hillock has been fenced, improving the vegetal cover of the sanctuary area. In the Hills, at a short distance on the North-West of Sajjangarh, there is an artificial lake named Jiyan Sagar, popularly known as "Bari Lake" or "Tiger Lake". The lake was constructed by Maharana Raj Singhji, the ex-ruler of Mewar, in 1664 AD and was named after Jana Devi, the mother of the Maharana. The lake has an area of 1.25 square miles with a storage capacity of 400 million cubic feet of water.
History of Sajjangarh Biological Park
The construction of Sajjangarh Biological Park started off in 2004-05 under the Rajasthan Forestry and Biodiversity Project, with financial assistance of Japan International Co-operation Agency. The park was then inaugurated in 2015 by Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Architecture of Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary is spread in 5.19 square kilometers. There is a rock-solid wall of Kishan Pol which protects the sanctuary. Recently, the fencing of the entire hillock region is done to keep the vegetal cover intact. The sanctuary is facilitated with a small network of roads to ease the accessibility to various parts of the Safari Park.
There is an artificial lake named Jiyan Lake which supports the sanctuary. The lake is also referred to as Tiger Lake or Bari Lake. Built-in 1664, this lake was built by Maharana Raj Singh of Mewar dynasty. The King named the lake on his mother’s name, Jana Devi. The Jiyan Lake covers 1.25 square miles and has a huge water storage capacity of about 400 million cubic feet.
How to Reach Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary
It is located in the outskirts of Udaipur. and is well connected to Udaipur via roads. Tourists can book taxi or private cabs to reach there.
Udaipur Railway Station is the nearest railways station which is well connected to rest of the state and country.
Udaipur Airport is the nearest airport but is served by very few airlines. Jaipur Airport is the one that is well connected to the rest of the India.
