Lok Sabha Question No. 3521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Tiger Reserves
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3521 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2017

## Tiger Reserves

## 3521.  SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the area of forest identified under tiger reserves in the country, State/Union territory-wise;
- (b) whether the  Government has received any proposal from the State  Government of Chhattisgarh to bring Achanakmar forests of Chhattisgarh under tiger reserve;
- (c) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done along with the number of villages likely to be displaced in this process; and
- (d) the assistance and compensation likely to be provided to the displaced families?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR  ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) The  total  area  under  tiger  reserves  of  the  country  is  72749.02  sq.km.,  out  of  which 40145.30 sq.km. area is under core/critical tiger habitat and 32603.72 sq.km. area is under buffer. The details of all 50 tiger reserves, State-wise is at Annexure-I.
- (b), (c) & (d) Achanakmar  has  already  been  notified  as  tiger  reserve  on  6 th March,  2009.    It  has 626.195  sq.km.  area  under  core/critical  tiger  habitat  and  287.822  sq.km.  area  under buffer.    Village  relocation  from  core/critical  tiger  habitat  area  of  tiger  reserve  is  a voluntary activity which is funded under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Tiger and is based on proposal received from concerned tiger range state and subject to fulfillment  of  stipulated  formalities  and  due  diligence.    There  are  19  villages  in core/critical tiger habitat area of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve.  Exact number of villages to be relocated cannot be predicted as village relocation is a voluntary process.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3521 ON TIGER RESERVES DUE FOR REPLY ON 08.08.2017

## Tiger Reserves in India

| Sl. No.   | Name of Tiger Reserve           | State                   | Area of the core / critical tiger habitat (In Sq. Kms.)   | Area of the buffer / peripheral (In Sq. Kms.)   | Total area (In Sq.Kms.)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Bandipur                        | Karnataka               | 872.24                                                    | 584.06                                          | 1456.3                    |
| 2         | Corbett                         | Uttarakhand             | 821.99                                                    | 466.32                                          | 1288.31                   |
|           | Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR) | Uttar Pradesh           | -                                                         | 80.60                                           | 80.60                     |
| 3         | Kanha                           | Madhya Pradesh          | 917.43                                                    | 1134.361                                        | 2051.791                  |
| 4         | Manas                           | Assam                   | 526.22                                                    | 2310.88                                         | 2837.10                   |
| 5         | Melghat                         | Maharashtra             | 1500.49                                                   | 1268.03                                         | 2768.52                   |
| 6         | Palamau                         | Jharkhand               | 414.08                                                    | 715.85                                          | 1129.93                   |
| 7         | Ranthambore                     | Rajasthan               | 1113.364                                                  | 297.9265                                        | 1411.291                  |
| 8         | Similipal                       | Odisha                  | 1194.75                                                   | 1555.25                                         | 2750.00                   |
| 9         | Sunderbans                      | West Bengal             | 1699.62                                                   | 885.27                                          | 2584.89                   |
| 10        | Periyar                         | Kerala                  | 881.00                                                    | 44.00                                           | 925.00                    |
| 11        | Sariska                         | Rajasthan               | 881.1124                                                  | 332.23                                          | 1213.342                  |
| 12        | Buxa                            | West Bengal             | 390.5813                                                  | 367.3225                                        | 757.9038                  |
| 13        | Indravati                       | Chhattisgarh            | 1258.37                                                   | 1540.70                                         | 2799.07                   |
| 14        | Namdapha                        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 1807.82                                                   | 245.00                                          | 2052.82                   |
| 15        | Dudhwa                          | Uttar Pradesh           | 1093.79                                                   | 1107.9848                                       | 2201.7748                 |
| 16        | Kalakad-Mundanthurai            | Tamil Nadu              | 895.00                                                    | 706.542                                         | 1601.542                  |
| 17        | Valmiki                         | Bihar                   | 598.45                                                    | 300.93                                          | 899.38                    |
| 18        | Pench                           | Madhya Pradesh          | 411.33                                                    | 768.30225                                       | 1179.63225                |
| 19        | Tadoba-Andhari                  | Maharashtra             | 625.82                                                    | 1101.7711                                       | 1727.5911                 |
| 20        | Bandhavgarh                     | Madhya Pradesh          | 716.903                                                   | 820.03509                                       | 1536.938                  |
| 21        | Panna                           | Madhya Pradesh          | 576.13                                                    | 1021.97                                         | 1598.10                   |
| 22        | Dampa                           | Mizoram                 | 500.00                                                    | 488.00                                          | 988.00                    |
| 23        | Bhadra                          | Karnataka               | 492.46                                                    | 571.83                                          | 1064.29                   |
| 24        | Pench                           | Maharashtra             | 257.26                                                    | 483.96                                          | 741.22                    |
| 25        | Pakke                           | Arunachal Pradesh       | 683.45                                                    | 515.00                                          | 1198.45                   |
| 26        | Nameri                          | Assam                   | 320.00                                                    | 144.00                                          | 464.00                    |
| 27        | Satpura                         | Madhya Pradesh          | 1339.264                                                  | 794.04397                                       | 2133.30797                |
| 28        | Anamalai                        | Tamil Nadu              | 958.59                                                    | 521.28                                          | 1479.87                   |
| 29        | Udanti-Sitanadi                 | Chhattisgarh            | 851.09                                                    | 991.45                                          | 1842.54                   |
| 30        | Satkosia                        | Odisha                  | 523.61                                                    | 440.26                                          | 963.87                    |
| 31        | Kaziranga                       | Assam                   | 625.58                                                    | 548.00                                          | 1173.58                   |
| 32        | Achanakmar                      | Chhattisgarh            | 626.195                                                   | 287.822                                         | 914.017                   |
| 33        | Dandeli-Anshi                   | Karnataka               | 814.884                                                   | 282.63                                          | 1097.514                  |
| 34        | Sanjay-Dubri                    | Madhya Pradesh          | 812.571                                                   | 861.931                                         | 1674.502                  |
| 35        | Mudumalai                       | Tamil Nadu              | 321.00                                                    | 367.59                                          | 688.59                    |
| 36        | Nagarahole                      | Karnataka               | 643.35                                                    | 562.41                                          | 1205.76                   |
| 37        | Parambikulam                    | Kerala                  | 390.89                                                    | 252.772                                         | 643.662                   |
| 38        | Sahyadri                        | Maharashtra             | 600.12                                                    | 565.45                                          | 1165.57                   |
| 39        | Biligiri Ranganatha Temple      | Karnataka               | 359.10                                                    | 215.72                                          | 574.82                    |
| 40        | Kawal                           | Telangana               | 892.23                                                    | 1123.212                                        | 2015.44                   |
| 41        | Sathyamangalam                  | Tamil Nadu              | 793.49                                                    | 614.91                                          | 1408.40                   |
| 42        | Mukandra Hills                  | Rajasthan               | 417.17                                                    | 342.82                                          | 759.99                    |
| 43        | Nawegaon-Nagzira                | Maharashtra             | 653.674                                                   | 1241.27                                         | 653.674                   |
| 44        | Nagarjunsagar Srisailam         | Andhra Pradesh          | 2595.72                                                   | 700.59                                          | 3296.31                   |
| 45        | Amrabad                         | Telangana               | 2166.37                                                   | 445.02                                          | 2611.39                   |
| 46        | Pilibhit                        | Uttar Pradesh           | 602.7980                                                  | 127.4518                                        | 730.2498                  |
| 47        | Bor                             | Maharashtra             | 138.12                                                    | 678.15                                          | 816.27                    |
| 48        | Rajaji                          | Uttarakhand             | 819.54                                                    | 255.63                                          | 1075.17                   |
| 49        | Orang Kamlang                   | Assam Arunachal Pradesh | 79.28 671.00                                              | 413.18 112.00                                   | 492.46 783.00             |
| 50        | TOTAL                           |                         |                                                           | 32603.72                                        |                           |
|           |                                 |                         | 40145.30                                                  |                                                 | 72749.02                  |