Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve

About Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve:

• It is located in the northern part of the state Chhattisgarh, bordering Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
• It is the third largest tiger reserve in the country after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam. 
• This tiger reserve is connected to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh to the West and Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand to the East. 
• It is nestled in the Chota Nagpur plateau and partly in Baghelkhand plateau.
• It is contiguous with the Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
• Rivers: It serves as the origin of significant rivers such as Hasdeo Gopad and Baranga and a catchment area for rivers like Neur, Bijadhur, Banas, Rehand, and numerous smaller rivers and rivulets.
• Terrain: It is blessed with varied terrains, dense forests, streams and rivers favourable for harbouring a rich faunal diversity and contains critical habitats for the tiger.
• Fauna: A total of 753 species, including 365 invertebrates and 388 vertebrates, have been documented here by the Zoological Survey of India.
• Other Tigers reserves in Chhattisgarh: Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar, and Indravati Reserves.

Q1: What is the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)?

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006, for strengthening tiger conservation, as per powers and functions assigned to it under the said Act.

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