A prime tiger-land Located in Vindhyan Hills in northern Madhya Pradesh. Fragile though dynamic dry deciduous forest. Characterised by extensive plateaus and gorges. Land of mesmerising waterfalls. Naturals and archaeological splendour. Land of legends and cultural richness. The land of the Ken river, which lends it unparalleled beauty. The northern most boundary of natural distribution to teak (Tectona grandis). The eastern limit of teak-kardhai (Anogeissus pendula) mixed forests. Links the eastern and western populations of wild animals through the NE-SW running Vindhyan Hill ranges. The most important protected area in the north-central highlands of india.