Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: PIB
Context: The Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh has been notified as India’s 56th tiger reserve. This milestone reflects India’s ongoing efforts to conserve tigers and their habitats under Project Tiger and the National Wildlife Plan.
About Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve:
• Location: Spread over 2,829.38 sq. km in Chhattisgarh, encompassing Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Core and Buffer: Core/critical habitat spans 2,049.2 sq. km, and the buffer covers 780.15 sq. km. This makes it the third largest tiger reserve in the country after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.
• This makes it the third largest tiger reserve in the country after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.
• Landscape Connectivity: Links with Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh), Bandhavgarh (Madhya Pradesh), and Palamau (Jharkhand).
• Biodiversity: Hosts 753 species, including 230 birds, 55 mammals, and a range of insects.
• Terrain and Climate: Situated on the Chota Nagpur and Baghelkhand plateaus, characterized by dense forests and tropical climate.
• Fauna: Tigers, leopards, wolves, sloth bears, hyenas, and various deer species.
• Significance: This will be the fourth Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, after the Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar and Indravati Reserves.
Source: NTCA Official website
Procedure for Notification of Tiger Reserves in India:
• Identification of Area: The state government identifies a potential area based on ecological significance, tiger population, and habitat quality.
• Recommendation by NTCA: The state government submits the proposal to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which assesses the ecological and conservation value of the area.
• Approval by NTCA: If NTCA finds the proposal viable, it grants preliminary approval and advises the state government to proceed.
• State Government Notification: The state government officially notifies the area as a tiger reserve under Section 38V of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
• Core and Buffer Zones: The area is divided into: Core Zone: Critical habitat for tigers, with limited human activity. Buffer Zone: Area surrounding the core to reduce human-tiger conflict.
• Core Zone: Critical habitat for tigers, with limited human activity.
• Buffer Zone: Area surrounding the core to reduce human-tiger conflict.
• Final Approval: The state’s notification is submitted to the NTCA for final approval, completing the process.
• Implementation: The state government, with NTCA’s technical and financial support, implements conservation measures in the notified tiger reserve.
Insta links:
• Monitoring-tigers