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Almost for a quarter of a century after its constitution into a reserve forest Kaziranga had a very uneventful existence. It was considered to be an inaccessible tract with impenetrable masses of reeds, cane brakes and swamps.

Only the Forest Officers and the poachers as well used to travel in the area. Interested wildlife lovers occasionally used to accompany the forest officers. There was no road, no path or track inside the forest except the trails laid out by the regular movement of the animals. Very few people knew about Kaziranga and probably fewer people were interested in the preservation of the rhinoceros and other wild animals. Kaziranga Tiger Reserve But with the general decline of the status of Wild Life population all over the country due to destruction of habitat and indiscriminate killing, there was a growing awareness amongst some section of Wildlife and nature lovers that it was high time to do something to preserve our wildlife. Due to this awareness people started taking interest in Kaziranga in this part of the country. As a result Kaziranga was opened to interested visitors in 1937 & two elephants were posted for taking the visitors into the sanctuary. Kaziranga's name and fame as one of the best spots for wildlife viewing and its popularity amongst the tourists has been growing since then. One can easily see a rhinoceros with cent percent certainty on any day of the year and at any time of the day along with scores of other animals such as the hog deer, wild buffalo, pigs, etc. Kaziranga occupies a significant position in the international tourist map today as one of the best wildlife resorts in the world. But prior to 1950 the facilities for tourists were limited and the accommodation consisted mainly of a P.W.D. inspection bungalow at Kaziranga and a Forest rest house at Baguri. This accommodation was found grossly inadequate for meeting the demands of increasing number of incoming visitors due to which one visitors camp at Kaziranga and later on two tourist lodge were constructed by the department on small hillock at Kohora and one Forest Rest House was also constructed at Arimora. The management of these two Tourist Lodges was handed over to the Tourism Department in 1963 after the creation of this new department under the Govt. of Assam.

At present 4 numbers of Govt. tourist lodges of different categories exist at Kohora which comes under the Tourism Department. In the recent past some private lodges have also come into existence in this locality. The Park has 5 number of tourist routes located inside the Park under the jurisdiction of 4 Ranges viz. Kohora, Bagori and Agoratoli. These roads are open to light vehicles from November to mid May. Visitors willing to view wild life by motor cars are conducted through these roads by the staff of this department. The visitors are allowed to take in there own vehicles also. The visit to the park by road is much more interesting and thrilling as one can travel with the hope of coming across any animals in every corner of the road and can see the cross-section of the vegetation completely with numerous Beels and favourite hunting and foraging spots of the animals. There are few watch towers located in the tourist zone from where wild animals can be seen. Foot safari is not allowed at the movement and driving inside the park at night is prohibited. No visitor is allowed to enter the park without a man of the forest department accompanying him.

Forest Rest House was also constructed at Arimora. The management of these two Tourist Lodges was handed over to the Tourism Department in 1963 after the creation of this new department under the Govt. of Assam. At present 4 numbers of Govt. tourist lodges of different categories are existing at Kohora which comes under the Tourism Department. In the recent past some private lodges have also come into existence in this locality. The Park has 5 number of tourist routes located inside the Park under the jurisdiction of 4 Ranges viz. Kohora, Bagori and Agoratoli. These roads are open to light vehicles from November to mid May. Visitors willing to view wild life by motor cars are conducted through these roads by the staff of this department. The visitors are allowed to take in there own vehicles also. The visit to the park by road is much more interesting and thrilling as one can travel with the hope of coming across any animals in every corner of the road and can see the cross-section of the vegetation completely with numerous Beels and favourite hunting and foraging spots of the animals. There are few watch towers located in the tourist zone from where wild animals can be seen. Foot safari is not allowed at the movement and driving inside the park at night is prohibited. No visitor is allowed to enter the park without a man of the forest department accompanying him.

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