Indravati Tiger Reserve : Set To Reopen To Tourists
Indrāvati Tiger Reserve is set to reopen to tourists, marking a shift from years of conflict towards conservation and eco-tourism.
- Indravati Tiger Reserve is located in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
- The tiger reserve and the Bhairamgarh and Pamed Wildlife Sanctuaries constitute the Indravati landscape.
- It has connectivity with several tiger reserves, viz. Kawal (Telangana), Tadoba (Maharashtra), and Kanha (Madhya Pradesh).
- The perennial river ‘Indravati’ forms the boundary of the reserve on the northern and western sides, which also happens to be the interstate boundary between Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
- Southern Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest with Teak, Southern Moist Mixed Deciduous Forest without Teak, and Southern Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest are the major forest types found in the Reserve.
- It consists of teak, achar, karra, kullu, shisham, semal, haldu, arjun, bel, and Jamun.
- It is home to one of the last populations of rare wild buffalo, the state animal of Chhattisgarh.
- Other animals include Nilgai, Black Buck, Sambar, Gaur, Tiger, Leopard, Chital, Sloth bears, etc.
