Veerangana Durgavati

Veerangana Durgavati

Veerangana Durgavati:

• • Tiger reserves are managed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority of the Government of India and were established as a component of Project Tiger, which was started in 1973.
  •  Tiger reserves are made up of a buffer zone, which is a mixture of forested and non-forested land, and a core area, which includes portion(s) of protected areas like a national park or wildlife sanctuary.
  •  The goal of Project Tiger is to carry out the essential tasks to guarantee the survival of the tiger population in the core area and to encourage coexistence of humans and animals in the buffer zones. 
  • In accordance with section 38 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, state governments are in charge of creating a Tiger Conservation Plan.
  •  This plan must include the management and planning of notified areas, the retention of qualified personnel to guarantee the safety of the tiger reserve, and contributions to the upkeep of a healthy population of tigers, co-predators, and prey animals.
  • The Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve has been formally announced by the Madhya Pradesh government.
  • It is the 54th tiger reserve nationwide and the seventh in the state. 

Specifics

• • Areas within the Nauradehi (Wild Life) & Veerangana Drugavati Sanctuary, which are acknowledged for their ecological significance in maintaining biodiversity, including flora, fauna, geology, and zoology, will be included in this recently designated Tiger Reserve.
  •  With about 15 tigers living there at the moment, the sanctuary is an essential habitat for the threatened species. 
  • The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972) clause (ii) of sub-section (iv) of section 38V is complied with by the declaration.
  • Notifying the Durgavati and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuaries resulted in the formation of a combined protected area that consists of two main areas. 
  • The recently created Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is situated about 20 kilometers from Bhopal and spans a vast 2,339 square kilometre area. 
  • It includes the districts of Damoh, Sagar, and Narsinghpur. 

Significance

• • At a recent meeting of its technical committee, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) gave initial approval for the establishment of this new tiger reserve. 
  • Establishing this reserve is an additional layer of significance to its preservation, as it is a necessary condition for the Ken-Betwa River linking project.
    

Tiger Reserves in MP

• • The six tiger reserves that remain in Madhya Pradesh are well-known: Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna, Pench, Sanjay Dubri, and Satpura.