Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve:
A massive fire, triggered by stone-crushing sparks, erupted in Mukundra Tiger Reserve recently.
- Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve is situated near Kota in southeastern
- It is named after two continuous flat-topped, almost parallel hills with narrow central ridges, forming part of the Vindhyan range and extending from the Chambal River to Kalisindh, with a length of almost 80 km. and the width ranging from 2 to 5 km.
- The tiger reserve was constituted in the year 2013, which encompasses the area of Mukundra National Park, Dara Sanctuary, Jawahar Sagar Sanctuary, and part of Chambal Sanctuary (from Garadia Mahadev to Jawahar Sagar Dam), forming its core/ critical tiger habitat.
- It was once a hunting preserve belonging to the Maharaja of Kota.
- It is traversed by four rivers: Chambal, Kali, Ahu, and Ramzan.
