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UNESCO Biosphere Reserve - Chitta - 03-05-2021
As of now Similipal is one of 11 UNESCO Biosphere reserves in India. It got this designation in 2009. Prior to that India had only 4 such reserves. See http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/india/ .