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List of Tiger Reserves
| TIGER RESERVE | DESCRIPTION | |
| 1. | BANDIPUR TIGER RESERVE KARNATAKA | Located in Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts of southern Karnataka. Ecological confluence of Western and Eastern Ghats. Part of Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve. |
| 2. | CORBETT TIGER RESERVE (UTTARAKHAND) & AMANGARH BUFFER (UTTAR PRADESH) | Located on foothills of Himalayas in Uttarakhand in three districts of Pauri, Nainital & Almora. The reserve spreads over Bhabar and lower Shivalik region with a deep-water table. Rivers Ramganga, Pallaen and Sonanadi flow through it. |
| 3. | KANHA TIGER RESERVE MADHYA PRADESH | Located in Maikala range of Satpura Mountains falling in Mandla and Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. Fauna: Critical as last habitat for highly endangered hard ground Barasingha and saving it from extinction. |
| 4. | MANAS TIGER RESERVE ASSAM | Tiger reserve with largest buffer area among tiger reserves in India.Spreads across districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Buxa and Udalguri in North-West Assam. Separated by River Manas from the Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan) in its North. Separated by River Sankosh from the Buxa Tiger Reserve. Evolutionarily, it is entry point of tigers into India. |
| 5. | MELGHAT TIGER RESERVE MAHARASHTRA | Marked with large tracts of hills and ravines in Satpura range. Flora: Characterized by Dry Deciduous Forest with Teak being the dominant species. |
| 6. | PALAMAU TIGER RESERVE JHARKHAND | Located in western part of Chhota Nagpur plateau and spread over two districts of Latehar and Garhwa. Only tiger reserve in the Jharkhand. Forms part of Central Indian Tiger Landscape Complex and its habitat contiguity extends to Sanjay Dhubri Tiger Reserve through Guru Ghasidas National Park, all the way to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. Three rivers i.e., North Koel, Auranga and Burha flow through it. The area is drought prone with Burha being the only perennial river. |
| 7. | RANTHAMBORE TIGER RESERVE RAJASTHAN | Located at the junction of (Great Boundary Fault) of Aravalli and Vindhyan range. Banas River bounds the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in the North while Chambal River forms the southern boundary of it. |
| 8. | SIMLIPAL TIGER RESERVE ODISHA | Located in Mayurbhanj District in northernmost part of Odisha. Derives its name from red silk cotton trees growing in the area. Tribal groups such as Khadia, Mankidia and Lodhas live in around the Simlipal Tiger Reserve. Only home to unique melanistic tiger (Black and Yellow stripes). This is due to a rare genetic phenomenon known as pseudo-melanism, which is characterised by excessive pigmentation of dark colour in the skin of an animal. |
| 9. | SUNDARBAN TIGER RESERVE WEST BENGAL | Sundarbans are the largest deltaic region of the world. The region is named after mangrove tree species ‘Sundari. Fauna: Tiger, Fishing Cat, Estuarine Crocodile, Gangetic and Irrawaddy Dolphins. Harbours significant population of River Terrapin (Batagur baska). Sundarbans are known as Kingfisher’s paradise with 10 species out of 12 kingfishers found in India. |
| 10. | PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE KERALA | PTR along with adjoining protected areas form largest tiger conservation landscape in southernmost western ghats, extending over 4000 sq km in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.Spreads across districts of Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam in Kerala.Two major rivers namely Periyar and Pamba drain the area.Tiger reserve with smallest buffer area among tiger reserves in India. |
| 11. | SARISKA TIGER RESERVE RAJASTHAN | Has unique distinction of succesfully reintroducing tiger after its local extinction.There is no perennial river or water stream. Characterised by Dry Deciduous Forests and Tropical Thorn Forest. Anogeissus pendula (also known as Dhok tree or Button tree) is the dominant tree species in the region. |
| 12. | BUXA TIGER RESERVE WEST BENGAL | Located in Alipurduar of Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. |
| 13. | INDRAVATI TIGER RESERVE CHHATTISGARH | Located in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. Indravati River forms the boundary of this reserve on the northern and western side. (Indravati is a tributary of Godavari River).Has a small population of Wild Water Buffalos (State Animal of Chhattisgarh, IUCN Status: Endangered), Tiger, Leopard etc. |
| 14. | NAMDAPHA TIGER RESERVE ARUNACHAL PRADESH | Large, protected area in Arunachal Pradesh near international border with Myanmar. It is a biodiversity hotspot in Eastern Himalayas. It is located on Dapha bum range of Mishmi hills and Patkai range. The Noa Dihing River crosses it from east to west. Harbors northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world. Namdapha flying squirrel (Critically endangered and endemic to this place) |
| 15. | NAGARJUNASAGAR TIGER RESERVE ANDHRA PRADESH | Largest core area and largest overall area among all tiger reserves in India. Located in Nallamalla range, an extension of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh spread over three districts of Kurnool, Prakasham & Guntur. Located on southern bank of Krishna River. |
| 16. | DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE UTTAR PRADESH | Located on India-Nepal border. Part of Shivalik hills and Gangetic Plains tiger landscape complex in Uttar Pradesh.Comprises of three protected areas: Dudhwa National Park, Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary & Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary. Provides habitat for unique species including endangered Rhinoceros (succesfully reintroduced), Bengal Florican (Critically Endangered) & Hispid Hare (Critically Endangered). |
| 17. | KALAKAD MUNDANTHURAI TAMIL NADU | Located in southern Western Ghats and forms part of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. Major river: Gadananathi river |
| 18. | VALMIKI TIGER RESERVE BIHAR | Located in Bihar in northern part of West Champaran district along the border of India & Nepal.Located in Terai region of Himalayas is connected to Chitwan National Park in Nepal.Only Tiger Reserve in Bihar. Sets an excellent example of Shivalik Hills and Gangetic Plains landscape with a mosaic of dense forests, open woodlands, swamps and grasslands. |
| 19. | PENCH TIGER RESERVE MADHYA PRADESH | Located on southern slopes of Satpura range in Madhya Pradesh. Pench River flows through the park from north to south and splits the park into two. Meghdoot dam on Pench River is located on the boundary of this Tiger Reserve. |
| 20. | TADOBA ANDHERI MAHARASHTRA | Located in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra in the Vidarbha region. The Andhari River passes through this reserve. |
| 21. | BANDHAVGARH TIGER RESERVE MADHYA PRADESH | Located between Vindhya and Satpura ranges in Madhya Pradesh. The park has remnants of archaeological monuments dating to Kalachuri dynasty. |
| 22. | PANNA TIGER RESERVE MADHYA PRADESH | Named after the city of diamonds, Panna in the Bundelkhand region in Madhya Pradesh.Spreads across Panna, Chhatarpur and Damoh districts of Madhya Pradesh. Located in Vindhyan Range.Forms northernmost tip of natural teak forests. Ken River flows through the tiger reserve. |
| 23. | DAMPA TIGER RESERVE MIZORAM | Located in western edge of Mizoram. It is bound by Chittagong hill tracts of Bangladesh. Drained by River Khawthlangtuipui in the West and the Teirei River to the East. |
| 24. | BHADRA TIGER RESERVE KARNATAKA | Located in Western Ghats of Karnataka. The habitat is drained by Bhadra River and its tributaries.Moist & Dry Deciduous forests and Shola grasslands. |
| 25. | PENCH-EXTENSION MAHARASHTRA | Extension of Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. |
| 26. | PAKKE TIGER RESERVE ARUNACHAL PRADESH | Located in the foothills of Eastern Himalayas in East Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh.Forms a transition zone between Indian and Malayan ecoregions and high endemicity.Pakke River forms the boundary in the East while Kameng River forms the boundary in the West.Pakke along with Nameri Tiger Reserve forms one of the largest blocks of semi-evergreen & evergreen forests in North-East.Key habitat for Clouded Leopard |
| 27. | NAMERI TIGER RESERVE ASSAM | Located in northern part of Sonitpur district of Assam along the foothills of Arunachal Pradesh. This habitat is rich in biodiversity and is famous for white winged wood duck. It is bound by Jia Bhoreli River in the West and Bor-Dikorai River in the East. |
| 28. | SATPURA TIGER RESERVE MADHYA PRADESH | Prime example of Central Indian Highlands ecosystem. Pachmarhi is located inside it. Located south of Narmada River. |
| 29. | ANAMALAI TIGER RESERVE TAMIL NADU | Largest tiger reserve of Tamil Nadu. Situated at the heart of Anamalai Range (Also known as Elephant hills). |
| 30. | UDANTI SITANADI TIGER RESERVE CHHATTISGARH | Named after Sitanadi River which originates here and joins Mahanadi River. |
| 31. | SATKOSIA TIGER RESERVE ODISHA | Spread over four districts of Angul, Cuttack, Boudh and Nayagarh in the heartland of Odisha. The Mahanadi passes through this tiger reserve and forms a large gorge here, hence also known as Gorge Sanctuary. |
| 32. | KAZIRANGA TIGER RESERVE ASSAM | Located on the southern bank of Brahmaputra River in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam.World famous habitat for one-horned rhinoceros. The river Diffalu, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, flows through the National Park area (core/critical tiger habitat), while another tributary Moradifalu flows along its southern boundary. |
| 33. | ACHANAKMAR TIGER RESERVE CHHATTISGARH | Located in the Maikala range in Chhattisgarh. It is located close to Amarkantak, the source of Son and Narmada River. |
| 34. | KALI TIGER RESERVE KARNATAKA | Located in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka in Western Ghats. It was formerly known as Dandeli Anshi National Park. Kali River flows through it. |
| 35. | SANJAY DHUBRI TIGER RESERVE MADHYA PRADESH | Located in Sidhi and Shahdol districts of Madhya Pradesh on the borders of Chhattisgarh (Close of Guru Ghasidas National Park in Chhattisgarh).Various perennial rivers like Gopad, World famous white tigers “MOHAN” was found and rescued from the forest of this landscape by Maharaja of Rewa in 1951. |
| 36. | MUDUMALAI TIGER RESERVE TAMIL NADU | Located in North-eastern and North-western slopes of Nilgiris at the tri-junction of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Moyar River passes through it. Documentary Movie ‘Elephant Whisperers’ was shot in this Tiger Reserve. Kattunayakan Tribe (PVTG) lives in this tiger reserve. |
| 37. | NAGARHOLE KARNATAKA | Located in districts of Mysuru and Kodagu district of Karnataka. The reserve named after a small river ‘Nagarhole’ (a snake stream in Kannada), which meanders through it, before joining Kabini River. |
| 38. | PARAMBIKULAM KERALA | Located in Anamalai landscape of Western Ghats in Palakkad and Thrissur districts of Kerala. The park has montane and marshy grasslands locally known as ‘Vayals’ and Evergreen, Deciduous and Shola forests. |
| 39. | SAHYADRI MAHARASHTRA | Located in Sahyadri range of Western Ghats in Maharashtra. These ranges from a common boundary between Maharashtra, Karnataka & Goa.First tiger reserve of Western Maharashtra and spreads across two protected areas of Koyna sanctuary and Chandoli National Park. |
| 40. | BILIGIRI RANGANATHA TEMPLE KARNATAKA | Located in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. Acts as a bio-geographical bridge between Western & Eastern Ghats in South India.Derives its name from ‘Bilgiri’, the rocky white rocky cliff which has a temple of Lord Vishnu locally known as Rangaswamy. |
| 41. | KAWAL TIGER RESERVE TELANGANA | Located on the banks of Godavari River and forms part of Deccan peninsula – Central Highlands.Located on the southernmost tip of Central Indian Tiger Landscape, has linkages with Tadoba-Andhari (Maharashtra) and Indravati (Chhattisgarh) tiger reserves. |
| 42. | SATHYAMANGALAM TIGER RESERVE TAMIL NADU | Located as a transition zone between Western and Eastern Ghats in Erode District of Tamil Nadu. It contiguous with other tiger conservation landscapes like BRT, Bandipur, Mudumalai and Nagarhole. |
| 43. | MUKUNDARA TIGER RESERVE RAJASTHAN | Named after two continuous flat topped, almost parallel hills with narrow central ridges forming part of Vindhyas extending from Chambal to Kali Sindh River. |
| 44. | NAWEGAON NAGZIRA TIGER RESERVE MAHARASHTRA | Located in Gondia and Shandara districts of Maharashtra in Vidarbha region. |
| 45. | AMRABAD TIGER RESERVE TELANGANA | Located on the Nallamalla hills (part of Eastern Ghats) along Krishna River. Sri Sailam dam on Krishna River is located inside the Tiger Reserve. Mouse Deer (Indian spotted Chevrotain) which were locally extinct is being re-introduced in this protected area. |
| 46. | PILIBHIT TIGER RESERVE UTTAR PRADESH | Located in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh on the international border with Nepal. River Gomti originates from this reserve. The park also forms catchment of Sharda, Chuka and Mala Khannot rivers. Sharda Sagar dam forms the boundary of the reserve. Connected to Dudhwa Tiger Reserve through Kishanpur (UP), Shuklaphanta (Nepal) and Nandaur Sanctuary in Uttarakhand. Fauna: Critically endangered Bengal florican and hispid hare. |
| 47. | BOR TIGER RESERVE MAHARASHTRA | Located in Wardha District of Maharashtra. Located adjacent to Pench Tiger Reserve. |
| 48. | RAJAJI TIGER RESERVE UTTARAKHAND | Located in Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal districts of Uttarakhand. The tiger reserve is named after C. Rajagopalachari. |
| 49. | ORANG TIGER RESERVE ASSAM | Smallest core area and smallest overall area among all tiger reserves in India. This Tiger Reserve is located on the northern bank of Brahmaputra River in Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam. Home to Indian rhinoceros, Pygmy Hog (Critically Endangered), Elephant, Wild Water Buffalo, Bengal Tigers. (Only stronghold of rhinoceros on North Bank of Brahmaputra). Bengal Florican (Critically endangered) is one of the flagship birds found in the park. |
| 50. | KAMLANG ARUNACHAL PRADESH | Located in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh. The Kamlang River passes through this sanctuary, after which this tiger reserve named. It is located on the north of Namdapha National Park. Local inhabitants of the region are Hishmi, Digaru & Mizo. They claim themselves as descendent of King Rukmo of Mahabharat. Home to Four big cats (Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard & Snow Leopard), Hoolock Gibbon, Slow Loris, Leopard Cat, Himalayan Palm Civets |
| 51. | SRIVILLIPUTHUR MEGAMALAI TAMIL NADU | This tiger reserve was created by combining two wildlife sanctuaries Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary and Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary. This tiger reserve is located close to Periyar Tiger Reserve. Vaigai River originates from this Tiger Reserve and flows to Palk Strait. Meghamalai (also known as High Wavy Mountains) is a mountain range located in Western Ghats in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. |
| 52. | RAMGARH VISHDHARI RAJASTHAN | Lies in the southeastern part of Rajasthan.Plays an important role in connecting Ranthambore and Mukundra Tiger Reserves of Rajasthan. Mez River, a tributary of Chambal River, passes through the tiger reserve. |
| 53. | RANIPUR UTTAR PRADESH | Latest Tiger Reserve to be notified. Located in the Chitrakoot district of Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh. This Tiger Reserve has been notified to accommodate sinking of a part of Panna Tiger Reserve due to the Ken-Betwa Linkage. |
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Kilkari Programme
Ministers of State for Health recently launched ‘Kilkari’ programme, a mobile health initiative for beneficiaries, in local content, in Gujarat and Maharashtra as part of Digital Health India Programme.
Highlights:
• ‘Kilkari’ (meaning ‘a baby’s gurgle’), is an IVR based mobile health service which delivers free, weekly, time-appropriate 72 audio messages about pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare directly to families’ mobile phones from the second trimester of pregnancy until the child is one year old.
• Kilkari Programme is centrally hosted by MoHFW for all the States/UTs and no further investment in the technology, telephony infrastructure or operational costs is required to be borne by States/UTs.
• This service is FREE of cost for States/UTs and beneficiaries.
• The programme is integrated with the centralized Reproductive Child Health (RCH) portal of MoHFW’s and is the single source of information for this mHealth service.
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)
The Central government has recently approved the “Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY).
Highlights:
• It is a sub scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, for the micro and small enterprises operating in the fisheries sector with an expected investment of ₹6,000 crore in the next four years.
• The sub-scheme PM-MKSSY is with 50% public finance, including the World Bank and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) external financing, and the rest 50% investment from the private sector leverage.
• It will be implemented for four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27 across all the States and union territories. • Fishers, aquaculture farmers, fish workers and fish vendors are expected to benefit from the scheme.
• It is aimed at gradual formalisation of the fisheries sector and enhanced access to institutional credit.
• It will create 1.7 lakh new jobs, with a special emphasis on employing 75,000 women.
• It will improve value chain efficiency and ensuring safe, quality fish by supporting 55,000 targeted micro and small enterprises.
• It will ensure environment friendly fisheries sector.
• It will Facilitate Ease of Doing Business and transparency.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N)
The Government of India implements Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy under National Health Mission, which includes various activities to address the problem of anemia and malnutrition among women and children across the county. Interventions are as below:
- Mothers’ Absolute Affection (MAA) is implemented to improve breastfeeding coverage which includes early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for first six months followed by age-appropriate complementary feeding practices through capacity building of frontline health workers and comprehensive IEC campaigns.
- Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) are set up at public health facilities to provide in-patient medical and nutritional care to children under 5 years of age suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with medical complications. In addition to curative care, special focus is given on timely, adequate and appropriate feeding for children, correction of micronutrient deficiencies, improving the skills for mother and caregivers on complete age-appropriate caring and feeding practices. and counselling support is provided to mothers for identifying nutrition and health problems in child.
- Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) programme is implemented to reduce anemia among six beneficiaries age group - children (6-59 months), children (5-9 years), adolescents (10-19 years), pregnant and lactating women and in women of reproductive age group (15-49 years) in life cycle approach through implementation of six interventions via robust institutional mechanism. The steps taken to address the problem of anemia are:
- Prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation in all six target age groups
- Intensified year-round Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Campaign for: (a) improving compliance to Iron Folic Acid supplementation and deworming, (b) enhancing appropriate infant and young child feeding practices, (c) encouraging increase in intake of iron-rich food through diet diversity with focus on harnessing locally available resources, and (d) ensuring delayed cord clamping after delivery in health facilities
- Testing using digital methods and point of care treatment, with special focus on pregnant women and school-going adolescents
- Addressing non-nutritional causes of anemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis
- Providing incentives to the ANM for identification and follow-up of pregnant women with severe anemia in high priority districts (HPDs)
- Management of severe anemia in pregnant women by administration of IV Iron Sucrose/ Blood transfusion
- Awareness by ASHAs through community mobilization and IEC/BCC activities
- Convergence and coordination with other line departments and ministries for strengthening implementation
- Under National Deworming Day (NDD) albendazole tablets are administered in a single fixed day approach via schools and anganwadi centres in two rounds (February and August) to reduce the soil transmitted helminth (STH) infestation among all children and adolescents (1-19 years).
- Monthly Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND) is an outreach activity at Anganwadi centers for provision of maternal and child care including nutrition in convergence with the ICDS.
- MCP Card and Safe Motherhood Booklet are distributed to the pregnant women for educating them on diet, rest, danger signs of pregnancy, benefit schemes and institutional deliveries.
As informed by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the Government implements various schemes to improve the access to nutritious food, such as National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, which provides highly subsidized food grains under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) for coverage up to 75% of the rural population and up to 50% of the urban population and under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), free food grains are provided to 81.35 crore beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana households and Priority Households, for a period of five years with effect from 1st January 2024.
As informed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, under Krishi Vigyan Kendra Scheme, 16681 nutri-gardens are established across 30310 farm families and awareness activities are conducted on health and nutrition literacy.
As informed by Ministry of Women and Child Development, under Mission Poshan 2.0, Supplementary Nutrition Program provides nutritional support to children less than 6 years age, adolescent girls (14-18 years), pregnant women and lactating mothers as per nutrition norms under Schedule II of NFSA Act 2013.
Also, the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) under Ministry of Education provides one hot cooked meal in Government and Government-aided schools as per nutrition norms under Schedule II of NFSA Act, 2013 to school going children from Balvatikas (pre-school) to Class VIII.
The Government of India takes various measures to augment domestic availability and stabilize the prices of essential food commodities.
Sunday, February 4, 2024
Schemes for Promoting Solar Energy
PM-KUSUM (Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan): Aimed at ensuring energy security for farmers in India, along with honoring India’s commitment to increase the share of installed capacity of electric power from non-fossil-fuel sources.
Solar park scheme: For Development of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Parks (UMREPPs) targeting 40,000 MW of solar power installed capacity by 2025-26. Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY): The AJAY scheme was launched in September 2016 for the installation of solar street lighting (SSL) systems in states with less than 50% households covered with grid power. National Solar Mission: The mission was launched in 2010 with the objective of establishing India as a global leader in solar energy. International Solar Alliance: The ISA was launched in 2015 in Paris, on the side-lines of the Conference of the Parties (COP-21), with 121 solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the tropic of Cancer and tropic of Capricorn as prospective members. One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG): It focuses on a framework for facilitating global cooperation, building a global ecosystem of interconnected renewable energy resources.Sunday, January 21, 2024
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