{"id":13684,"date":"2026-04-13T11:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13684"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:48:54","slug":"nagarjunsagar-srisailam-tiger-reserve-nstr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nagarjunsagar-srisailam-tiger-reserve-nstr\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagarjunasagar\u2013Srisailam Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nagarjunasagar\u2013Srisailam Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the torest Department officials have stepped up plans to resume the proposed tiger enclosure project in the Nallamala\u2013Nagarjunasagar\u2013Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) to care for injured, abandoned or orphaned tiger cubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nagarjunasagar\u2013Srisailam Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>Nallamala hill ranges of Andhra Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>largest tiger reserves in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is named after two major dams in the area, <\/span><b>Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and Srisailam Dam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two wildlife sanctuaries, namely <\/span><b>Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (GBM), constitute the NSTR.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>River Krishna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> traverses through this reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve holds significant importance with ancient temples like the <strong>Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple<\/strong> at Srisailam and several archaeological sites, including Buddhist relics from the<\/span><b> Nagarjuna Konda area.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Topography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of plateaus, ridges, gorges, and deep valleys.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of <\/span><b>Tropical dry deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> having an undergrowth of bamboo and grass.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The habitat has several endemics like Andrographis nallamalayana, Eriolaena lushingtonii, 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;\">Tiger, Leopard, Wolf, Wild Dog and Jackal, Sambar, Chital, Chowsingha, Chinkara, Mouse Deer, Wild boar, and Porcupine etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/andhra-pradesh\/2026\/Apr\/12\/andhra-pradesh-tiger-enclosure-project-to-resume-in-nallamala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nagarjunasagar\u2013Srisailam Tiger Reserve  is located in the Nallamala hill ranges of Andhra Pradesh. 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