On the occasion of World Environment Day, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Raimona reserve forest in Kokrajhar district has been upgraded as the sixth national park of the state.
- The Raimona National Park is within the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
- It is part of a contiguous forest patch with an area of 422 square kilometres, covering the northern part of the notified Ripu Reserve Forest along the Indo-Bhutan border.
- It is home to golden langur, Asian elephants, tigers, clouded leopards, Indian gaur, wild buffalo, spotted deer, hornbill, more than 150 species of butterflies, 170 species of birds and 380 varieties of plants and orchids.
