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56th Tiger Reserve of the Country notified in Chhattisgarh

About Guru Ghasidas – Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve

  • It is located in the Chota Nagpur plateau and partly in the Baghelkhand plateau.
  • 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.
  • Rivers: It serves as the origin of significant rivers such as Hasdeo Gopad and Baranga.
  • Biodiversity: A total of 753 species, including 365 invertebrates and 388 vertebrates, have been documented here by the Zoological Survey of India.
  • Tigers reserves in Chhattisgarh: 4
    • Udanti-Sitanadi
    • Achanakmar
    • Indravati Reserve
    • Guru Ghasidas – Tamor Pingla
Facts
  • Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve becomes the 3rd largest tiger reserve in the country after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.
  • Total Tiger Reserves in India: 56
    • 55th: Dholpur – Karauli Tiger Reserve – Rajasthan
    • 54th: Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve – Madhya Pradesh

Tiger Reserves of India

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UPSC PYQ
Among the following Tiger Reserves, which one has the largest area under “Critical Tiger Habitat”? (2020)

  • Corbett
  • Ranthambore
  • Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
  • Sunderbans

Answer: C

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