Jeypore Rainforest, Dibrugarh
Jeypore Rainforest : An Enigma A friend had once asked ‘ What is so special about going on a safari inside a Jungle ? ’ I tried to give an appropriate reply and came up with ‘A Jungle breathes life into you’.. To further elucidate my line I narrated an incident that happened in Jeypore Rainforest couple of years back. For those who do not know Jeypore rainforest is the only rainforest in Assam and is located about 65 kms from Dibrugarh town. Also known as Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary it has very thick vegetation and is home to many beautiful and interesting species of plants, animals, birds and insects. Some people call it the ‘Amazon of the East’. On this particular day I had accompanied an elderly couple from Germany on their visit to the rainforest. The guests were widely travelled and now wanted to travel to lesser known places in the world. We had made a special itinerary for them covering villages and forests in Northeast India to get an authentic experience of the pla...