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How Kaziranga National Park is Reborn, Every Year

The Brahmaputra river forms the northern boundary of Kaziranga National Park. Every monsoon, the river surges and floods nearly two-thirds of the forest, restoring and destroying all at once
Film by: Sustain Team
 Updated   Jul 25, 2025

Film by: Sustain Team

Updated   Jul 25, 2025
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The Brahmaputra river forms the northern boundary of Kaziranga National Park. Every monsoon, the river surges and floods nearly two-thirds of the forest, restoring and destroying all at once

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Sustain Team

Sustain Team

We are a driven group of people from diverse backgrounds, bound by an abiding love for India’s natural world.

Published Aug 23, 2019

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