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Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Declared India's 56th Tiger Reserve.

Environment | Dated: 25 Nov 2024

On November 18, 2024, Union Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav notified the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla protected area in Chhattisgarh as India's 56th tiger reserve.

🎯 Key Highlights:

- The new reserve becomes India's 3rd largest tiger reserve behind the Manas Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Assam and the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) in Andhra Pradesh (AP).
- It is the 4th tiger reserve in Chhattisgarh after Achanakmar, Indravati, and Udanti Sitanadi.
- The Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve is located across the Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Korea, Surajpur, and Balrampur districts of Chhattisgarh.

💡 Other Important Facts:

(i) The reserve spans a total area of 2,829.38 square kilometers (sq km), with 2,049.2 sq km designated as the core area. It is contiguous to the Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh (MP).
(ii) The reserve has a buffer zone of 780.15 sq km, which helps reduce human-animal conflicts and provides wildlife the space they need to thrive.
(iii) A total of 753 species, including 365 invertebrates and 388 vertebrates, have been documented in the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently,Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve is located in which Indian state?

Correct Answer: Chhattisgarh

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About Chhattisgarh

Chief Minister (CM) : Vishnu Deo Sai
Governor : Ramen Deka