Sanjay Gandhi National Park historical timeline

The protected landscape has changed names and boundaries, while Kanheri preserves a much older record of settlement and exchange.

Chronology

1. From the 1st century B.C. Buddhist communities begin developing the Kanheri rock-cut complex in the basalt hills.
2. Centuries afterward Monasteries, water systems and devotional spaces expand along routes connected with the western coast.
3. 1969 The protected area is enlarged and known as Borivali National Park.
4. 1981 The park is renamed Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
5. Present day Habitat conservation, water catchments, archaeology and controlled recreation operate within an increasingly urbanised metropolitan setting.

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