Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary

Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary shares a boundary with Yavatmal district and Nanded district of the state, and has the river Painganga on its 3 sites, hence the name. Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary comprises primarily the erstwhile forest ranges of Bitargaon and Kharbi ranges of Pusad forest division, in Yavatmal circle, and part of Kinwat area of Nanded district. It has been notified as Wildlife Sanctuary in 1986 which covers the area of 324.62 sq.km. After due enquiry and sanction the revised area of the Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary comprising only of areas in Pusad division over 100.27 sq kms have been notified in 2004. The sanctuary supports typical teak forests of the area, and all along the river patches of Arjun planted in earlier years are dotted. The principal species is Teak and its associates Buchnania, Adina, Dhawda, and Tendu.