Chhattisgarh government approved India’s third-largest tiger reserve

Chhattisgarh government approved India’s third-largest tiger reserve.
Chhattisgarh notified a Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve with a focus on the ‘save tiger’ mission, which is the third largest in India.
Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve is spread over an area of 2829.38 sq km.
The new Tiger Reserve has been formed by integrating the regions of Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Sanctuary.
It covers the districts of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, Koriya, Surajpur and Balrampur.
Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve of Andhra Pradesh is India’s largest tiger reserve with an area of 3296.31 sq km followed by Assam’s Manas Tiger Reserve with an area of 2837.15 sq km.
The creation of the Tiger Reserve will promote eco-tourism, and generate new employment opportunities.
As per the latest tiger census report, Chhattisgarh has only 17 tigers left.
Chhattisgarh has not performed on expected lines in saving the big cat population in the state.