Saranda Forest Nomination to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site by Pradhan Birua

World Heritage site Nomination

PROPOSED SITE- SARANDA FOREST

PROPOSED GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION - JHARKHAND & ODHISA STATE

COUNTRY- INDIA

Submitted by- PRADHAN BIRUA, GoUNESCO AMBASSADOR

MBA 1ST YEAR, PERIYAR UNIVERSITY

Proposed World Heritage Site :

Saranda Forest tag line- The Land of 700 Hills TYPE OF SITE

NATURAL CULTURAL MIXED CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

The Criteria for Selection to Be a “World Heritage Site”

As all of us know that unesco have 10 selection criteria to be

a whs siteNICE TO INFORM ALL OF YOU THAT

SARANDA FOREST HAVE 6 POINT OUT OF 10 SELECTION CRITERIA

6 Criteria in favor of saranda Forest to be a

World Heritage site is 1. Its bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a

cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared.

2. its an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or

cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible

change.

3. Its directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of

outstanding universal significance

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4. Its contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance

5. Its an outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals.

6. contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation .

Welcome to the world of

saranda forest THE LAND OF 700 HILLS

Section-Anatural aspects and glimpse of saranda forest.

Starting Point of Koina River Situated in Saranda.

This is the main starting point

This River gives life in many Villages.Fresh water flows from the Source of

the River

Waterfalls are the Serene Beauty of Saranda

Local People worship these waters

Toybo Waterfall is one of the special Attractions

Famous waterfalls in Saranda :Toybo, Prospecting, Ghaghrathi &

Pundul

BATI IKIR Waterfall is a small Waterfall. where people always get cool water for

their drinking purposes

The River in saranda

enchanting View of the River

Main rivers in Saranda are Koina, Karo & Raikedha

Karo River in saranda

Dirisum Hill in Saranda

Sunset Point in Saranda

Greenery in Saranda Forest

Toybo caveis a Small Cavein Saranda.

Valley in Saranda

Elephant Circle in SarandaElephant statue made in the

Circle

Beautiful Stones found in Saranda

Section bBiodiversity,

various Plant species of saranda forest

GLIMPSE

Awesome Biodiversity

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One of the Best line in board about Nature Importance in Saranda

Awesome Tree

Tallest tree of Sarandais theSAAL Tree.

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Biodiversity in Sarnda

Beauty of natureBiodiversity &

wild mushrooms found here

Beauty of natureBiodiversity &Useful Plants

beauty of natureBiodiversity &Useful flowers

Biodiversity & the useful Plants

Beauty of natureBiodiversity

Beauty of natureBiodiversity

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Beauty of NatureBiodiversity

Section camazing

Tribal Culture & Tradition in saranda forest

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India’s One and only “Nagadha (Drum) Temple”

Situated in Saranda. People worship this Nagadha

Megaliths Heritage in Saranda

Megalithic Tradition in Saranda

Megalithic Culture

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Megalithic Diversity

Section-DTribal people &lifestyle in

saranda forestSARANDA IS HABITAT OF MANY TRIBAL

COMMUNITIES

Birhor Tribe children in Saranda

Govt. made shelter for Birhor Tribe to stay in one Place only

Saranda is the mainly Habitat of Ho Tribe.

Ho Tribal children's Lifestyle in Saranda

Ho Tribal peoples Lifestyle in Saranda

Local management in saranda

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Local table and chair made by woods in saranda

Fencing style of farms in Saranda made by Tribal people

Section-Etransportation

system in saranda.

Railway Line passes through Saranda Forest

Road passes in valleys, hills and forest to reach local peoples

Section-Ftalk with local peoples

about the importance of saranda forest

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Talk and discussion with Local Peoples about

the importance of saranda

Talk and discussion with Local Peoples aboutthe importance of saranda

Local Tribal people have lots of Mythological story about Saranda

Photo Courtesy

(1)Pradhan Birua

(2)Mrs. Geeta Melgandi.

Visit the saranda Forest

and see the beauty of nature

NEAREST MAIN RAILWAY STATIONS- MANOHARPUR, CHAIBASA, JAMSHEDPUR

NEAREST AIRPORT- BIRSA MUNDA AIRPORT, RANCHI, JHARKHAND

Thank You

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