is one of the six districts in Gujarat currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Ratan Mahal Sanctuary Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary is a mixed, deciduous forest, located near Devgadh Baria in Dohad district, at Gujarat's border with Madhya Pradesh, within the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests' ecoregion. The maximum area covered is in Gujarat. Ratanmahal Sanctuary is near by River Paanam (a major river of Central Gujarat), which helps to preserve the ecological balance in the forest, besides water conservation. The sanctuary is also known as "Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary," due to its population of sloth bears. As with Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Ratanmahal has experienced extinctions in its population of birds. See also Forest of the Dangs List of protected areas of Gujarat Gir Jessore Shoolpaneshwar References External links Dahod Darpan Dahod Online Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests Dahod Districts of Gujarat 1997 establishments in Gujarat