{"id":13684,"date":"2025-11-04T12:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13684"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:56:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:26:39","slug":"nagarjunsagar-srisailam-tiger-reserve-nstr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nagarjunsagar-srisailam-tiger-reserve-nstr\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forest department is preparing to launch the next round of tiger census in the Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve (NSTR).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the <\/span><b>Nallamala hill ranges <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(an <\/span><b>offshoot of the Eastern Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) of <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> one of the largest tiger reserves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India, spreading over an area of <\/span><b>3,728 sq km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It hosts the <\/span><b>largest tiger population in the Eastern Ghat landscape.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>named after<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> two major dams in the area, <\/span><b>Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and Srisailam Dam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two wildlife sanctuaries, namely <\/span><b>Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary (GBM), constitute the NSTR.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>river Krishna traverses through<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this reserve for a linear distance of around 270 kilometers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve holds significant importance with <\/span><b>ancient temples<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like the <\/span><b>Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple at Srisailam <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and several <\/span><b>archaeological sites, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including <\/span><b>Buddhist relics from the Nagarjuna Konda area.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Topography<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It consists of<\/span><b> plateaus, ridges, gorges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and deep valleys.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Tropical dry deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> having an undergrowth of <\/span><b>bamboo and grass.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The habitat has several endemics like <\/span><b>Andrographis nallamalayana, Eriolaena lushingtonii<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Crotalaria madurensis Var, Dicliptera beddomei, and Premna hamiltonii.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top faunal species include <\/span><b>Tiger, Leopard, Wolf, Wild Dog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Jackal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prey species are represented by Sambar, Chital, Chowsingha, Chinkara, Mouse Deer, Wild boar, and Porcupine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\">The <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">river Krishna has Muggers, Otters and Turtles.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/vijayawada\/govt-gears-up-for-4-month-tiger-census-in-nagarjuna-sagar-tiger-reserve\/articleshow\/125064414.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve is located in the Nallamala hill ranges (an offshoot of the Eastern Ghats) of Andhra Pradesh. 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