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Tiger Reserves in India
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Another new tiger reserves at the heart of India, anytime now!
 *This image is copyright of its original author After the issue left hanging for years Madhya Pradesh government is finally on verge to declare Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary as tiger reserve. The new one would jointly be the largest tiger reserve of India along with NSTR. The final approval for the reserve will be given in the state wildlife board meeting, scheduled to be held in August. The state had received an ‘in-principle’ approval for the same from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) 11 years ago, back in 2008. Back then the place had little note than a dozen tigers, now it has about 50. Confirming the development, minister of forest Umang Singhar said, “We have completed all the conditions of NTCA to declare Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary a Tiger Reserve. This will boost tourism and improve the local economy of the area.” “Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary has a population of about 40 tigers while the movement of 12 tigers has been reported in the 200km² forest area (recently converted to a separate forest range with extra manpower) near the state's capital city of Bhopal. The whole area will be combined as one to declare it as a tiger reserve. The area of about 3,500 km² of Raisen, Sehore and Bhopal districts has been reserved for this project. The 1,500 km² will be designated as a core area while 2,000 km² as a buffer zone,” said SPS Tiwari, chief conservator of forest, Bhopal. “The area has good availability of water sources and breeding places. The area is favorable for the tiger population. The facilities will be improved after notification as good budget allocation will be received from the center.” The forest department is also working on resolving the issue of tiger deaths due to accidents and poaching. “We will soon start construction of at least 25 overpasses and underpass for the safety of tigers. A dozen villages from the core area will also be relocated,” said another official. Hailing the decision of the government, wildlife activist Ajay Dubey said, “After being notified as a tiger reserve, the layers of security in the area will be increased. We are happy about it. We fought a long fight for it as illegal mining and poaching are spoiling one of the best tiger habitats.”  *This image is copyright of its original author In January 2016, the then BJP-led state government had said they were not willing to convert it into a tiger reserve as tigers were already thriving there. But after coming to power the new INC govt. has decided to go ahead with it, in light of recently increasing cases of tigers deaths due to poaching & accidents in the area with increase in their numbers. In time there's plans to convert Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve as well. The reintroduced tigers there have started to breed & now more tigers have reached the region naturally from other forests. Sources: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-new...HnhMP.html https://mnaidunia.jagran.com/madhya-prad...ve-3033862 https://m.patrika.com/bhopal-news/new-ra...n-3841027/ http://www.mpbreakingnews.in/Breaking-Ne...erve-50776 |
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