Dehing Patkai National Park is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam, India.
It is situated within the larger Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve, which spreads across the coal- and oil-rich districts of Upper Assam (Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts).
The oldest refinery of Asia in Digboi and ‘open cast’ coal mining at Lido are located near the national park.
In 1924, the area was initially designated as a Reserved Forest under the British Raj.
In 2004, the area was officially declared the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary.
On 13 December 2020, Government of Assam upgraded it into a national park.
On 9 June 2021, Forest Department of Assam officially notified it as a national park.
Area: It covers an area of approximately 231.65 km2 (89.44 sq mi).
Hills: The park is situated in the Patkai hills region.
River: Dehing river flows through the southern part of the park.
Tribe: The park is home to several indigenous communities or tribes who have been living in the region for generations.
Tai Phake
Khamti
Singpho
Flora: Dipterocarp Trees, Canopy Trees (Hollong, Sam, Nahor, and Simul), Orchids (Lady’s Slipper Orchid and the Vanda spathulata), Ferns and Mosses etc.
Fauna: Bengal Tiger, Clouded Leopard, Asian Elephant, Hoolock Gibbon, Chinese Pangolin, Dhole or Asian Wild Dog, Himalayan Black Bear, Malayan Sun Bear, Stump-tailed Macaque, Asian Golden Cat, Marbled Cat, Malayan Giant Squirrels, White Winged Wood Duck, White-cheeked Hill Partridge, Kaleej Pheasant, Monocled Cobra, Reticulated Python, Green Pit Viper etc.
Dehing Patkai National Park is the only place in India which is home to seven different species of wild cats – tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, leopard cat, golden cat, jungle cat and marbled cat.