Pranahita wildlife sanctuary is a protected area located in

Mancherial district Mancherial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district comprises 18 mandals and two revenue divisions – Mancherial and Bellampalli. The district headquarters is located at Mancherial ...

(Old

Adilabad District Adilabad district is a district located in the northern region of Telangana, India. It is known as the gateway district to South and Central India. The town of Adilabad is its headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Asifabad, Nirma ...

) of

Telangana State Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35, ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

. This sanctuary is on the bank of

Pranahita River The Pranhita River is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha River, and the Wainganga River. By virtue of its extensive network of tri ...

, 35 km away from

Mancherial Mancherial is a city and headquarters of the Mancherial district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is both the district and administrative headquarters of Mancherial mandal in the Mancherial revenue division. It is located on the north banks o ...

town. It is famous for

Blackbuck The blackbuck (''Antilope cervicapra''), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope native to India and Nepal. It inhabits grassy plains and lightly forested areas with perennial water sources. It stands up to high at the shoulder. Ma ...

and over 20 species of reptiles, over 50 species of birds, over 40 species of mammals.

History

Pranahita was established on 13 March 1980, and covers an area of 136.02 km². Pranahita is a southern tropical dry

deciduous forests In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...

, with dry shrub jungle and grasslands.

Visiting time

Best time to visit the place is in November to April. There are forest rest house at

and Chennur. The air temperature varies from 15 to 40 degrees Celsius.

How to Reach

By Road:

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern Indi ...

–

Karimnagar Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name) is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...

– 258 km By Rail: Hyderabad to Mancherial – 236 km By Air: Nearest airport – Hyderabad

References

Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests Wildlife sanctuaries of Telangana Adilabad district Tourist attractions in Hyderabad, India 1980 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Protected areas established in 1980 {{India-protected-area-stub