Current Context : Recently, the Chhattisgarh government notified the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as India’s 56th Tiger Reserve in 2024.​

About Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve

Location:

• Lies on the Chotanagpur Plateau and Baghelkhand Plateau in Chhattisgarh, contiguous with Bandhavgarh TR (MP) and Palamau TR (Jharkhand).

Significance:

• Third-largest TR in India after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam (AP) and Manas (Assam).
• Covers an area of 2,829 sq km(Core: 2,049.2 sq km; Buffer: 780.15 sq km).

Biodiversity:

• Hosts 753 species, including 55 mammals(leopards, hyenas, wolves) and 230 bird species.

Key rivers: Hasdeo, Gopad, Baranga.

Chhattisgarh’s Tiger Reserves

• With this addition, Chhattisgarh now has four Tiger Reserves:
  • Indravati TR
  • Udanti-Sitanadi TR
  • Achanakmar TR
  • Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla TR