Chattisgarh to get nation third largest tiger reserve

Current Context : The third largest tiger reserve in the country is set to come up in Chhattisgarh after government gave approval to notify the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve comprising Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla wildlife sanctuary.

• Named Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve — after integrating the regions of Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Sanctuary located in the districts of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Koriya, Surajpur, and Balrampur,
• Currently, Chhattisgarh has three tiger reserves — Indravati in Bijapur district, Udanti-Sitanadi in Gariaband and Achanakmar in Mungeli.
• Largest tiger reserve in the country – Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve of Andhra Pradesh with an area spread over 3,296.31 sq km.
• Second largest tiger reserve in the country – Assam’s Manas Tiger Reserve with an area of 2,837.1 sq km.

ABOUT GURU GHASIDAS-TAMOR PINGLA TIGER RESERVE

Location:  located in the northern part of Chhattisgarh, covering the districts of Bilaspur, Korba, and Raigarh.

Area: It spans approximately  2,829.387 sq.km, making it the third-largest tiger reserve in India.