New Delhi. Chhattisgarh’s Guru Ghasidas – Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve will be the third largest tiger reserve in the country. The Chhattisgarh government has notified Guru Ghasidas – Tamor Pingla as a tiger reserve. With this, the number of tiger reserves in Chhattisgarh has increased to four.
Guru Ghasidas National Park was made a tiger reserve in the year 2021, but it could not be brought into existence due to opposition. Due to the presence of many mines in this area, the notification to declare the National Park as a Tiger Reserve was stuck during the Congress rule. The previous BJP government of Chhattisgarh had sent a draft to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to make a tiger reserve by combining Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Sanctuary, after which the NTCA approved Guru Ghasidas National Park as a tiger reserve, but during the Congress rule, the matter was stuck due to the coal block, oil block and methane gas block of the reserve area. Now when the BJP government returned to the state again, the way for the formation of a tiger reserve has been cleared.
In the meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Chhattisgarh, an important decision has been taken to form the Guru Ghasidas – Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve and notify it as a Tiger Reserve. The formation of this Tiger Reserve is expected to increase the number of tigers, as this area will ensure their safety. This step was necessary to improve the number of tigers based on the existing data. The new Tiger Reserve will preserve the natural habitat of tigers and promote their safety.
The formation of a Tiger Reserve will promote eco-tourism and generate new employment opportunities for local communities. Local people will get economic benefits from the employment of guides, tourist vehicle operation and operation of resorts as well as other tourism related services. Additional budget will be received from the National Project Tiger Authority, which will be useful for the development of the area and livelihood improvement.
Tiger Reserve is spread over an area of 2829.387 sq km
Guru Ghasidas – Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve will be the third largest tiger reserve in the country, spread over an area of 2829.387 sq km. Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve of Andhra Pradesh is the largest tiger reserve in the country with an area of 3296.31 sq km. Manas Tiger Reserve of Assam is considered the second largest tiger reserve in the country with an area of 2837.1 sq km.
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