56th Tiger Reserve of the country notified in Chhattisgarh

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56th Tiger Reserve of the country notified in Chhattisgarh

Why in news?

• Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, informed the Nation about the notification of the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, Chhattisgarh, as the 56th Tiger Reserve of the country. 

About  Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve: 

• The Government of Chhattisgarh, on advice of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), notified the Guru Ghasidas Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve across Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Korea, Surajpur and Balrampur districts of Chhattisgarh. 
• The tiger reserve, encompassing a total area of 2829.38 sq.kms, includes a core/critical tiger habitat of 2049.2 sq.kms, comprising the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary, and has a buffer of 780.15 sq.kms. 
• This makes it the third largest tiger reserve in the country after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA):

• The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is astatutory body that works to strengthen tiger conservation in India.
• The NTCA is part of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and was established under the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972.
• The NTCA is chaired by the  Union Minister for Environment and Forests, and the Minister of State for Environment and Forests serves as the vice-chairperson. 
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