<Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> Project Tiger, Government of Rajasthan, Wildlife Warden, Sariska National Park </Td> </Tr> <P> Sariska Tiger Reserve is a national park and tiger reserve located in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan, India . The topography of the protected area comprises scrub - thorn arid forests, rocky landscapes, dry deciduous forests, rocks, grasses and hilly cliffs . This area was a hunting preserve of the Alwar state and it was declared a wildlife reserve in 1955 . It was given the status of a tiger reserve making it a part of India's Project Tiger in 1978 . The wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 866 km (334 sq mi). The reserve was declared a national park in 1982, with a total area of about 273.8 km (105.7 sq mi). It is the first reserve in the world to have successfully relocated tigers . </P> <P> The park is situated 106 km (66 mi) away from Hindaun, 107 km (66 mi) from Jaipur and 200 km (120 mi) from Delhi . It is a part of the Aravalli Range and the Kathiawar - Gir dry deciduous forests' ecoregion . It is rich in mineral resources, such as copper . In spite of the Supreme Court's 1991 ban on mining in the airarea, marble mining continues to threaten the environment . </P>

Sariska national park is located in which state