HISTORY BEHIND MELA CAMP

Eco Deluxe Chambal Wildlife Safari Cottage

HISTORY BEHIND MELA CAMP

The fair was a source of great pride and prestige for the family, with traders coming from as far afield as Maharashtra and Orissa. However, by the 1990s, the numbers dwindled, and the Kothi and its grounds fell into disrepair.
Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary is home to 320 species of resident and migratory birds making the avian fauna extreme rich. As discussed earlier, the endangered birds species which should not skip our mention would be sarus crane, Indian Skimmer, Indian Courser and Pallet’s fish eagle, pallid harrier and flamingo. Other avian fauna in the sanction are black-bellied Fein, bar headed goose, farraginous poachard and red crested pochard, great thick knee, greater flamingo, darter and brown hawk owl.

National Chambal Sanctuary

  • Ancient Indian texts refer to the Chambal as the Charmanyavati – originating from the blood of thousands of cows sacrificed by the Aryan King Rantideva. Its ‘unholy’ origins have certainly helped the Chambal survive, and thrive, untouched and unpolluted, and it remains one of India’s most pristine rivers.
  • The Chambal Ravines (altitude 200-500m) are the product of centuries of soil erosion by flood and rainwater. They form an incredible maze of intertwining mud cliffs, with tropical dry scrub forest vegetation, that provide shelter for numerous birds, mammals and reptiles.
  • The National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS) is a 400 km stretch of the river Chambal and a 1 to 6 km wide swathe of the ravines on both sides of the river, covering an area of 1235 sq. km.
  • Granted Protected Area Status in 1979 to help revive Gharial populations decimated by indiscriminate poaching, the NCS is an IUCN Category IV (Managed Nature Reserve) lying in the Indus-Ganges Monsoon Forest belt.
  • The Sanctuary begins downstream of the Kota barrage in Rajasthan. The sanctuary’s lower limit is near Panchnada, approximately 5 km after the confluence of the Chambal and the Yamuna at Bhareh, in Uttar Pradesh.
  • The NCS is one of the last surviving habitats of the Gangetic River Dolphin.
  • Provides protection for 1200 Gharials & 300 Marsh Crocodiles.
  • Home to eight species of Turtles and the Smooth-coated Otters.
  • The Sanctuary boasts of a rapidly increasing and impressive bird list of over 330 species of resident and migratory birds, and is gaining a reputation as one of the most reliable places to see the Indian Skimmer.Kunwar. Munendra Pal Singh

Our Team

Our team members are a quite motivated, enthusiastic and friendly organization of humans from the neighborhood community. They have all made an attempt to gather better talents and constantly strive to enhance their communication and presentation abilities.In the midst of scenes of rustic action. Local people are well disposed and totally immaculate by the travel industry, and invest wholeheartedly in demonstrating guests around.

Owner / Director

Kunwar Munendra Pal Singh belongs to jamindaar family of Jarar village and has a vast experience of Indian tourism industry. Currently he is Secretary of Chambal Eco Preservation and Welfare Society. This society is working on conservation of natural resources. He is our Chief Host.

History

By 2001 the property had fallen into all out decay and was very nearly being denounced. With minimal in excess of a fantasy and the arrival and the vast positive thinking of the rash, I choose to surrender the security of our expert profession (Italian Tour Escort) and come back to jarar. After this Chambal Eco Preservation and Welfare Society was established in February 2014. This society is working on conservation of natural resources. Mr. M. P. Singh is currently serving as Secretary of Chambal Eco Preservation and Welfare Society the society is working on conservation of natural resources. The Society has been able to create awareness about the National Chambal Sanctuary by promoting eco – tourism and environment awareness and conservation programmes in the nearby areas. In 2014 following quite a while of disregard, the Chambal Wild Safari hold up, The Chambal Wild Safari Lodge.