Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve : New Tiger Reserve
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change informed the Nation about the notification of the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, Chhattisgarh, as the 56th Tiger Reserve of the country.
- Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve is located in the northern part of the state Chhattisgarh, bordering Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
- It is the third largest tiger reserve in the country after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.
- This tiger reserve is connected to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh to the West and Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand to the East.
- It is nestled in the Chota Nagpur plateau and partly in Baghelkhand plateau.
- It is contiguous with the Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
- It serves as the origin of significant rivers such as Hasdeo Gopad and Baranga and a catchment area for rivers like Neur, Bijadhur, Banas, Rehand, and numerous smaller rivers and rivulets.
- It is blessed with varied terrains, dense forests, streams and rivers favourable for harbouring a rich faunal diversity and contains critical habitats for the tiger.
