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Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand

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  • Published
    28th Sep, 2021

A Supreme Court-appointed committee has questioned relaxations given for upgrade of a 4.7-km road in the buffer zone of Rajaji Tiger Reserve and sought replies from the Centre and Uttarakhand government.

Context

A Supreme Court-appointed committee has questioned relaxations given for upgrade of a 4.7-km road in the buffer zone of Rajaji Tiger Reserve and sought replies from the Centre and Uttarakhand government.

Core and Buffer Area of a Tiger Reserve

  • According to the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act of 2006, a tiger reserve must have a core or critical habitat and a buffer zone peripheral to it.
    • The critical habitat is supposed to be kept inviolate for conservation.
    • A buffer zone is needed to ensure the integrity of the habitat with adequate space for dispersal of tigers. 
  • It is aimed at promoting coexistence between wildlife and human activity.

About Rajaji tiger reserve

  • Rajaji tiger reserve is located at the Himalayan foothills, near Haridwar, Rishikesh and Dehradun, with Ganga and Song rivers flowing through it.
  • At present, Rajaji Tiger Reserve has around 37 tigers with only two tigresses in its western part, which is spread over 570 sq km. 
    • The total area of Rajaji tiger reserve spread over 820 km2 (320 sq mi).
  • Rajaji National Park was established in the year 1983 after amalgamating three sanctuaries in the Uttarakhand i.e. Rajaji, Motichur and Chila.
  • It was named after the famous freedom fighter C. Rajgopalachari; popularly known as “Rajaji”.
  • It was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2015 as the 48th tiger reserve of the country.

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