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This paper deals  with  the  estimation  of  the  social  benefits  accuring  from  the  Sultanpur  National  Park,  Haryana. Sultanpur National Park is  an  important  wetland  located  about 50  km away  from  Delhi.  Both  foreign  and  domestic visitors arrive at the Park for bird watching and recreational purpose. Economic valuation of  the  Park  was  done  by ascertaining the Willingness to  Pay  of the  visitors  by  asking questions  to them.  The  results obtained  indicated that  the social benefits accuring from the Park are far  in  excess  of  the  maintenance  cost  of  the  Park  even  though  the  direct benefits to the Park are quite less. It can be said that the society values the Park highly as a place for recreation and as environmental resource.