Rajaji Tiger Reserve : Nod To The National Highway Authority
Wildlife panel of the Union Environment Ministry has deferred nod to the National Highway Authority of India’s (NHAI) four-lane project, which was proposed to pass through Rajaji Tiger Reserve and Shivalik Elephant Reserve in Uttarakhand.
- Rajaji Tiger Reserve is spread over three districts of Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Dehradun, and Pauri Garhwal.
- It is located in the Shivalik range of the Himalayas and spread over 820 kms.
- It was named after the famous freedom fighter Rajgopalachari,popularly known as “Rajaji”
- Its location in a transition zone between temperate western Himalayas and central Himalayasenhances the species diversity.
- It forms an important part of the Terai-Arc landscape (7500 km) between the Yamuna River in the northwest and the Sharda River in the southeast.
- The area is covered with diverse forest types ranging from semi-evergreen to deciduousand from mixed broad-leaved to Terai grassland and has been classified as Indus-Ganges Monsoon Forest
