The central government cleared a proposal to grant the famous Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand the status of a tiger reserve.
The Principal Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), S S Sharma, said "The proposal for elevating the status of Rajaji National Park as a tiger reserve sent to the Ministry of Environment and Forest about a fortnight ago has been approved. The tiger reserve at the Rajaji National Park will cover an area of 1150 square km including Shyampur of Haridwar forest division besides Kotdwar and Laldhang ranges of Lansdowne forestdivision."
The status was given, as there is presence of tigers in the Chilla and Dhaulkhand ranges of the Rajaji National Park which encompasses the Shivaliks near the foothills of the Himalayas.
Considering the tiger population at the Rajaji national Park, the demand for granting itthe status of a tiger reserve was being raised by various quarters in recent months. For Uttarakhand this is the second tiger reserve after the Corbett National Park.
Fact File:
In India there are 42 tiger reserves at present. All these reserves are maintained under the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
The Largest tiger reserve in India is Nagarjun Sagar - Srisailam Tiger reserve inAndhra Pradesh.
Rajaji National Park is spread over 820 square km and three districts of Uttarakhand including Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal.
The Park is at the northwestern limit of distribution for both elephants and tigersin the country and has the largest population of elephants in Uttarakhand.
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