GHASIDAS-TAMOR PINGLA TIGER RESERVE

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:

    • 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.
      • The National Tiger Conservation Authority gave final approval to notify the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve in October 2021.
    • 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:

      • Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger reserves
      • Achanakmar Tiger reserves
      • Indravati tiger Yeserves
    • 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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