It is a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows and covers an area of 70.70 square kilometers.

It can be reached by road about 3 km from Visakhapatnam, opposite to zoo park.

The sanctuary has a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows.

There is diverse flora and fauna in this sanctuary representing the Eastern Ghats.

Floral diversity is high and includes: There is a varied fauna[2] present in the sanctuary.