TAG: GS-3: BIODIVERSITY & ENVIRONMENT
CONTEXT: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change informed the Nation about the notification of the Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, Chhattisgarh, as the 56th Tiger Reserve of the country.
EXPLANATION:
About Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve:
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- It is located in the northern part of the state Chhattisgarh, bordering Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
- The Chhattisgarh government, on the advice of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, notified the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Korea, Surajpur and Balrampur districts of Chhattisgarh.
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- The National Tiger Conservation Authority gave final approval to notify the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve in October 2021.
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- It is the third largest tiger reserve in the country after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.
- Spread over a total area of 2829.38 sq km, this tiger reserve includes 2049.2 sq km of core/critical tiger habitat
- It includes Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary.
At present, there are three tiger reserves in Chhattisgarh:
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- Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger reserves
- Achanakmar Tiger reserves
- Indravati tiger Yeserves
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- This tiger reserve is connected to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh to the West and Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand to the East.
- It is nestled in the Chota Nagpur plateau and partly in Baghelkhand plateau.
- It is contiguous with the Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
- Rivers: It serves as the origin of significant rivers such as Hasdeo Gopad and Baranga and a catchment area for rivers like Neur, Bijadhur, Banas, Rehand, and numerous smaller rivers and rivulets.
- Fauna: A total of 753 species, including 365 invertebrates and 388 vertebrates, have been documented here by the Zoological Survey of India.
Tiger Reserves of India:
Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2074302
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