{"id":14365,"date":"2025-10-29T11:28:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T05:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14365"},"modified":"2025-10-29T13:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:40:41","slug":"satkosia-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/satkosia-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Satkosia Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Satkosia Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the wake of allegations that village relocation in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve has not been carried out properly, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has asked the Forest and Revenue departments and the Angul collector to submit all records in this connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Satkosia 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 heartland of <\/span><b>Odisha <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and spread over four districts, viz. Angul, Cuttack, Boudh, and Nayagarh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanning 1,136.70 sq. km, the reserve encompasses the<\/span><b> Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary, divided by the Mahanadi River.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area is also a <\/span><b>part of the Mahanadi Elephant Reserve.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>meeting point of<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> two biogeographic regions of India, the <\/span><b>Deccan Peninsula <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the<\/span><b> Eastern Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, contributing immense biodiversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Landscape<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The terrain is <\/span><b>hilly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with <\/span><b>moderate to steep slopes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>narrow valleys.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average elevation of the terrain varies between 37 m and 932 m, with the lowest point being at Katrang and the highest point being at Sunakhania.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The forest vegetation comprises <\/span><b>North Indian tropical moist deciduous <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forests and <\/span><b>Moist peninsular low-level sal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main tree species is <\/span><b>sal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which grows in gregarious formations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other associate species are Asan (Terminalia alata), Dhaura (Anogeissus latifolia), Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus), and Simal (Bombax ceiba).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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;\">The flagship species among the fauna include <\/span><b>tiger, leopard, elephant, spotted deer, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sambar, chowsingha, barking deer, bison, wild dog, sloth bear, jackal, giant squirrel, and porcupine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\">It is the natural habitat of two <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">endangered species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, viz., the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">freshwater crocodile and the gharial.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/cities\/bhubaneswar\/2025\/Oct\/29\/submit-records-on-satkosia-village-relocation-ohrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satkosia Tiger Reserve is located in the heartland of Odisha and spread over four districts, viz. 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