Buxa
Buxa Fort is situated at a height of 867 meters 2,844 ft in the Buxa Tiger Reserve, Alipurduar region, West Bengal. It is found 30 kilometres 19 mi from Alipurduar, the closest town. The Bhutan King utilized the fortification to secure the bit of celebrated Silk Route interfacing Tibet with India, by means of Bhutan. Still later amid distress in Occupation of Tibet, many displaced people landed at the place and utilized the then deserted stronghold as the refuge. Its birthplace is unverifiable. Prior to the control of the post by the British, it was a state of a dispute between the King of Bhutan and the Cooch Kings. The British on welcome of the Cooch King mediated and caught the fortress which was formally given over to the British on November 11, 1865 as a major aspect of Treaty of Sinchula. The British recreated the stronghold from its bamboo wood structure to stone structure. The stronghold was to later be utilized as a high-security jail and confinement camp in the 1930s. It was the most infamous and inaccessible jail in India after the Cellular Jail in Andaman. Patriot progressives having a place with the Anushilan Samiti and Yugantar gathering, for example, Krishnapada Chakraborty were detained there in the 1930s. Forward Bloc pioneer and ex-Law Minister of West Bengal.
Attractions
The main carnivores of I buxa tiger reserve include Indian tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, hog badger, Jungle cat, leopard cat, sloth bear,hyaena,jackal, mongoose, fox, wild dog marbled cat and golden cat where reported earlier but in recent years most hub most of them have not been sightedAmong the herbivorous of buxa tiger reserve the pre- dominants are elephant gaur, sambar chita, barking deer hog deer, wild pig, hispid hare etc other wildlife frequently seen in the boxer tiger reserve include porcupines, recess Macau, Chinese pangolin etc
Best Time to Visit Buxa Fort
The tourist can visit the Buxa Fort in Jalpaiguri at any time of the year excepting the monsoon as the forests remain closed.
