MoEF&CC (Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change), Shri Bhupender Yadav informed the Nation about the 56th Tiger Reserve of the country Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve.
The Government of Chhattisgarh, on advice of the NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority), notified the Guru Ghasidas – Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve across Korea, Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Surajpur and Balrampur districts of Chhattisgarh. After the notification, Here is the Key Facts About Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve –
- The Guru Ghasidas- Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve becomes the 56th Tiger Reserve in the country.
- The tiger reserve’s total area of 2829.38 sq.kms, includes a core/critical tiger habitat of 2049.2 sq.kms.
- This makes it 3rd largest tiger reserve in the country after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.
- Chhattisgarh is now home to 4 Tiger Reserves.
Further, the tiger reserve is connected to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh to the West and Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand to the East.
- A total of 753 species, including 365 invertebrates and 388 vertebrates, have been documented from Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve by the Zoological Survey of India.
Nestled in the Chota Nagpur plateau and partly in Baghelkhand plateau, the tiger reserve is blessed with varied terrains, dense forests, streams and rivers favourable for harbouring a rich faunal diversity and contains critical habitats for the tiger.
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Source : PIB, Hindustan Times,
