Established in 1982, the Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Near Statue of Unity is made up of a mixed forest of teak, riverine forest and deciduous dry jungles that are inhabited by leopards, sloth bears, pangolins, barking deer and a number of birds and reptiles. Head northeast from Surat’s city to the border of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, where the Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary spreads over 608sq km. It was originally established for the protection of sloth bears. The Zarwani Waterfall inside the jungle drops from a craggy rock face into a deep gorge. Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in India’s Gujarat state, located in the western Satpura Range south of the Narmada River. It shares a common boundary with Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It encompasses mixed dry deciduous forest, riverine forest, few pockets of moist teak forest, agricultural fields, and two water reservoirs.

There was the very old Temple of Shoolpaneshwar (Shiv Mandir) in the jungle, which had gone under water after Sardar sarovar was filled by water. The old shivling and Temple was kept there.