Nokrek National Park

The rock is mainly gneisses, granulites, migmatites, amphibolites and banded iron formation, intruded by basis and ultra-basic bodies.

The Nokrek region is believed to host a population of the red panda that has generated curiosity across the world, one of which was accidentally shot by Dr J. Lao in 1960s.

[12] The Gaur, common leopard, Chinese pangolin, Ferret Badger, Asiatic Elephant has also been recorded in Camera Traps laid by the State Forest Department.

The mother germplasm of Citrus indica (locally known as Memang Narang) has been discovered by science researchers within the Nokrek Range area.

This discovery led to the establishment of the National Citrus Gene Sanctuary-cum-Biosphere Reserve covering an area of 47 km2 (18 sq mi).

He/she is assisted by three Forest Range Officers looking after the Northern, Eastern and Southern aspects of the National Park headquartered in Daribokre, Williamnagar and Chokpot respectively.

Preparation of a Zonal Master Plan incorporating the Forest, Water resources, Agriculture, District Council, Tourism, Community and Rural Development, Urban, Municipal, etc is in process.

However no new constructions of hotels or resorts are permitted within one km of the park boundary along with a complete blanket ban on commercial mining, stone quarrying or stone crushers, setting up of major hydro-electric projects, discharge of effluents into the water bodies, etc in the immediate Buffer zone of the Eco sensitive Zone.

The entire stretch is a No-Plastic Zone and travellers are advised not to carry single use plastic items like disposable water bottles, etc into the Park.

Nokrek ridge seen from Daribokgre
Path from Daribokgre in morning mist ca. October 2024
Male Western Hoolock gibbon, Chinabat
Orange orchard, Daribokgre
Map of core, buffer and transition zones of Nokrek Biosphere