{"id":9990,"date":"2026-09-19T14:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=9990"},"modified":"2026-09-19T16:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:19:29","slug":"gandhi-sagar-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gandhi-sagar-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Project Cheetah completes four years, Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is awaiting the arrival of a fourth African cheetah, with a South African female or a younger Botswana female likely to be translocated from Kuno National Park in the coming days.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated in <\/span><b>northwestern Madhya Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with one of its boundaries running along the border of Rajasthan.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary was notified in 1974 and is spread over an area of 368 sq.km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The <\/span><b>Chambal River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flows through the sanctuary, dividing it into two parts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presence of the <\/span><b>Gandhi Sagar Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> further enhances the region, forming a <\/span><b>large reservoir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary houses <\/span><b>sites of historical and archaeological significance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as <\/span><b>Chaurasigarh, Chaturbhujnath Temple, Bhadkaji rock paintings, Hinglajgarh Fort<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Taxakeshwar Temple.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Topography<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A major part of the sanctuary consists of vast open landscapes with sparse vegetation and rocky terrain, with small patches of dense forests here and there.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lies within the <\/span><b>Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The principal tree species found are <\/span><b>Khair, Salai, Kardhai, Dhawda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Tendu, Palash and the like.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Herbivores like<\/span><b> Chinkara, Nilgai <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Spotted Deer, and carnivores like the Indian <\/span><b>Leopard, Striped Hyena <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Jackal are found in good numbers in the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was chosen as a favourable<\/span><b> site for the reintroduction of cheetahs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a designated <\/span><b>Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/madhya-pradesh\/2026\/Sep\/17\/four-years-of-project-cheetah-gandhi-sagar-awaits-fourth-african-cheetah-durgavati-awaits-first\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NIE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in northwestern Madhya Pradesh, with one of its boundaries running along the border of Rajasthan. 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