BHOPAL: ‘Tiger State’ Madhya Pradesh is poised to get its seventh tiger reserve with the state government going forward with the notification of Nauradehi and Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuaries as a combined protected area.
This new reserve, spanning an expansive 2,339 sq km and around 20km from Bhopal, is yet to be officially named and will straddle three districts — Narsinghpur, Sagar, and Damoh.
MP is known for its six tiger reserves: Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna, Pench, Sanjay Dubri, and Satpura. Sources say the seventh will be named ‘Durgavati Tiger Reserve’.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) granted preliminary approval for the creation of this new tiger reserve during a recent meeting of its technical committee, confirmed J S Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh’s chief wildlife warden. Establishment of this reserve is a crucial requirement for the Ken-Betwa River linking project.
This new reserve, spanning an expansive 2,339 sq km and around 20km from Bhopal, is yet to be officially named and will straddle three districts — Narsinghpur, Sagar, and Damoh.
MP is known for its six tiger reserves: Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna, Pench, Sanjay Dubri, and Satpura. Sources say the seventh will be named ‘Durgavati Tiger Reserve’.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) granted preliminary approval for the creation of this new tiger reserve during a recent meeting of its technical committee, confirmed J S Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh’s chief wildlife warden. Establishment of this reserve is a crucial requirement for the Ken-Betwa River linking project.
