Lok Sabha Question No. 2115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Elephant Corridors
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Matheswaran V S

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024

## Elephant Corridors

## 2115   SHRI MATHESWARAN V S:

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

- (a) the status of identification of Elephant Corridors in the Western Ghats in the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa; and
- (b) the time by which the hotels, resorts and other establishments will be closed/evicted from the Elephant Corridors in the Western Ghats?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

- (a)&(b)  The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in coordination with the State Forest Departments, have ground validated 150 elephant corridors across 15 elephant range States  (i.e.  Andhra  Pradesh,  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal) in the country and informed the State Governments/UT Administrations to take  necessary  steps  to  protect  and  conserve  the  elephant  corridors.  The  list  of  identified corridors  is  given  in Annexure .  The  management  of  wildlife  habitats  including  elephant corridors is primarily the responsibility of State Governments/UT Administrations. As per information received from the State of Tamil Nadu, there are 38 Resorts existing within the notified Segur Elephant Corridor in Nilgiris District. Further, as reported by the State, illegal resorts falling in the notified elephant corridor and disturbing movement of elephants have been sealed and locked by the District Administration as per the orders of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the W.P. No. 897/1996 dated 09.08.2018.

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ANNEXURE

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2115  RAISED  BY  SHRI  MATHESWARAN  V  S  REGARDING  'ELEPHANT CORRIDORS' DUE FOR REPLY ON 09.12.2024.

## Elephant corridors ground-validated

|   Sl.No. | Corridors                                                                  | State                       |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Tri-Junction Corridor                                                      | Andhra Pradesh              |
|        2 | Rayala ER                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh              |
|        3 | Pakke-doimara at dedzelling                                                | Arunachal Pradesh           |
|        4 | Dulung- subansiri                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh           |
|        5 | Dering- mebo (sigar nalla)                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh           |
|        6 | Pakke- papum longka nalla                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh           |
|        7 | Pakke- papum seijosa nalla                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh           |
|        8 | Pakke doimara at tippi                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh           |
|        9 | Durpong-Doimukh at Khundakhuwa                                             | Arunachal Pradesh           |
|       10 | D'ering - Mebo at Kongkul                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh           |
|       11 | Deosur Corridor                                                            | Assam                       |
|       12 | Bogapani Corridor- Upper Dihing East- Upper Dihing West Block              | Assam                       |
|       13 | Panbari Corridor                                                           | Assam                       |
|       14 | Kotha Buridehing Corridor                                                  | Assam                       |
|       15 | Kanchanjuri Corridor                                                       | Assam                       |
|       16 | Hatidandi Corridor                                                         | Assam                       |
|       17 | Haldhibari Corridor                                                        | Assam                       |
|       18 | Golai- Pawai corridor- Upper Dihing East- Upper Dihing West Block Corridor | Assam                       |
|       19 | Kukurakata-Bagser at Amguri                                                | Assam                       |
|       20 | Charduar-Singri Hill                                                       | Assam                       |
|       21 | D'ering- Dibru Saikhowa Corridor                                           | Assam and Arunachal Pradesh |
|       22 | Kalapahar- Doigrung Corridor                                               | Assam and Arunachal Pradesh |
|       23 | Jamui- Jhajha- Chakayi                                                     | Bihar                       |
|       24 | Charmar- jingol                                                            | Chhattisgarh                |
|       25 | Nagdhara-Baraud                                                            | Chhattisgarh                |
|       26 | Hati-Kudmura                                                               | Chhattisgarh                |
|       27 | Chaal - Kartala                                                            | Chhattisgarh                |
|       28 | Korondha - Rupunga                                                         | Chhattisgarh                |
|       29 | Balco-Etma Nagar                                                           | Chhattisgarh                |
|       30 | Balco-Katghora                                                             | Chhattisgarh                |
|       31 | Khod-Rihand                                                                | Chhattisgarh                |
|       32 | Ghat Pendari-Pakni                                                         | Chhattisgarh                |
|       33 | Bhagabilla- Ratnasai Corridor                                              | Jharkhand                   |
|       34 | Jampani- Bhagabilla Corridor                                               | Jharkhand                   |
|       35 | Sangajata- Haldipokhar Corridor                                            | Jharkhand                   |
|       36 | Lepang- Dumuria Corridor                                                   | Jharkhand                   |
|       37 | Ankua- Ambia Corridor                                                      | Jharkhand                   |
|       38 | Raibera- Pulbaburu Corridor                                                | Jharkhand                   |
|       39 | Dalapani - Suklara Corridor                                                | Jharkhand                   |

|   40 | Dalma - Chandil Corridor                                             | Jharkhand                 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|   41 | Dumariya - Nayagram Corridor                                         | Jharkhand                 |
|   42 | Silli - Angara                                                       | Jharkhand                 |
|   43 | Bharno - Bero - Kara / Sisai- Karra                                  | Jharkhand                 |
|   44 | Dalma- asanbani                                                      | Jharkhand                 |
|   45 | Dalma - rugai                                                        | Jharkhand                 |
|   46 | Siyaljora - Dhobadhobin Corridor                                     | Jharkhand                 |
|   47 | Dalapani - Kankrajhor Corridor                                       | Jharkhand and West Bengal |
|   48 | Anjadbera-Bichaburu                                                  | Jharkhand                 |
|   49 | Dumriya-Kundaluka and Murakanjia                                     | Jharkhand                 |
|   50 | Kaniyanpura - Moyar                                                  | Karnataka                 |
|   51 | Begur - Brahmagiri                                                   | Karnataka and Kerala      |
|   52 | Edayarahalli - Doddasampige                                          | Karnataka                 |
|   53 | Edayarahalli - Guthiyalathur                                         | Karnataka                 |
|   54 | Talamalai - Chamrajnagar (Pununjur)                                  | Karnataka                 |
|   55 | Karadikkal - Madeshwara                                              | Karnataka                 |
|   56 | Talamalai - Chamrajnagar (Muddahalli) (Talavadi- mudahalli)          | Karnataka and Tamil Nadu  |
|   57 | Kudrakote- Thirunelly                                                | Kerala                    |
|   58 | Kottiyur- Peria                                                      | Kerala                    |
|   59 | Peria- Pannippad (Peria at Pakranthalam)                             | Kerala                    |
|   60 | Nilambur- Appankappu                                                 | Kerala                    |
|   61 | Nilambur Kovilakam- New Amarambalam                                  | Kerala and Tamil Nadu     |
|   62 | Rewak- Emangre Corridor                                              | Meghalaya                 |
|   63 | Nokrek- Emangre Corridor                                             | Meghalaya                 |
|   64 | Siju- Rewak Corridor                                                 | Meghalaya                 |
|   65 | Balpakram- Baghmara                                                  | Meghalaya                 |
|   66 | Ranggira- Nokrek Corridor                                            | Meghalaya                 |
|   67 | Saipung- Narpuh Corridor                                             | Meghalaya                 |
|   68 | Geleki- Sitap corridor                                               | Nagaland                  |
|   69 | Abhaypur- Singphan corridor                                          | Nagaland                  |
|   70 | Hollongapar- Longtho corridor                                        | Nagaland                  |
|   71 | Daldali- Dimapur corridor                                            | Nagaland                  |
|   72 | Geleki- Tuli corridor                                                | Nagaland                  |
|   73 | Desoi- Changdang corridor                                            | Nagaland                  |
|   74 | Tirutilip- Longchem corridor                                         | Nagaland                  |
|   75 | Telkoi - Pallahada corridor                                          | Odisha                    |
|   76 | Karo - Karampada corridor                                            | Odisha                    |
|   77 | Deuli - Suliapada                                                    | Odisha and West Bengal    |
|   78 | Similipal - Hadagarh - Kuldiha (Simlipal- Satkosia) (Baula- kuldiha) | Odisha                    |
|   79 | Maulabhanja - Jiridamali - Anantapur                                 | Odisha                    |
|   80 | Kanheijena - Anantapur                                               | Odisha                    |
|   81 | Nuagaon - Baruni                                                     | Odisha                    |
|   82 | Buguda - Central RF                                                  | Odisha                    |
|   83 | Tal - Kholgarh                                                       | Odisha                    |

|   84 | Barapahad - Tarva - Kantamal                                  | Odisha                   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|   85 | Kotagarh - Chandrapur (Kotagarh - Pankhalgudi)                | Odisha                   |
|   86 | Karlapat - Urlandi                                            | Odisha                   |
|   87 | Badampahar - Dhobadhobin                                      | Odisha and Jharkhand     |
|   88 | Badampahar - Karida East                                      | Odisha and Jharkhand     |
|   89 | Srivilliputur-Saptur                                          | Tamil Nadu               |
|   90 | Kallhatti - Sigur at Glencorin                                | Tamil Nadu               |
|   91 | Avarahalla at sigur                                           | Tamil Nadu               |
|   92 | Kalmalai - Singara and Avarahalla,                            | Tamil Nadu               |
|   93 | Moyar - Avarahalla                                            | Tamil Nadu               |
|   94 | Siluvaimedu - Kadamparai Corridor                             | Tamil Nadu               |
|   95 | Anamalai at Waterfalls estate                                 | Tamil Nadu               |
|   96 | SHOLAYAR DAM(Vazhachal - Anaimalai via sholayur)              | Tamil Nadu               |
|   97 | Topslip to Navamalai                                          | Tamil Nadu               |
|   98 | TANTEA (Vazhachal - Anaimalai via Ryan)                       | Tamil Nadu               |
|   99 | Talamalai - Guttiyalattur                                     | Tamil Nadu               |
|  100 | Mukurthi - Mudumalai Corridor                                 | Tamil Nadu               |
|  101 | Anaikatti North - Anaikatti South                             | Tamil Nadu               |
|  102 | Anamalai at punachi                                           | Tamil Nadu               |
|  103 | Kallar at Gandhapalllayam (Jaccanaire Slope - Hulikal Durgam) | Tamil Nadu               |
|  104 | Thalli- bilikal                                               | Tamil Nadu and Karnataka |
|  105 | Bilikal- jawalagiri                                           | Tamil Nadu and Karnataka |
|  106 | Mudumalai - Nilambur via O' Valley                            | Tamil Nadu and Kerala    |
|  107 | Basanta Corridor                                              | Uttar Pradesh            |
|  108 | Laljhadi corridor                                             | Uttar Pradesh            |
|  109 | Chhedia corridor                                              | Uttar Pradesh            |
|  110 | Dudhwa-Katarniaghat corridor                                  | Uttar Pradesh            |
|  111 | Khata corridor                                                | Uttar Pradesh            |
|  112 | Laggabagga-Tatarganj-Shukhlaphanta Corridor                   | Uttar Pradesh            |
|  113 | Shiwalik                                                      | Uttar Pradesh            |
|  114 | Rawasan-Sonanadi corridor ie Rajaji- Corbett Corridor         | Uttar Pradesh            |
|  115 | Kansrau - Barkote                                             | Uttarakhand              |
|  116 | Motichur - Barkote (Teenpani)                                 | Uttarakhand              |
|  117 | Motichur - Gohri                                              | Uttarakhand              |
|  118 | Chilla - Motichur                                             | Uttarakhand              |
|  119 | Rawasan - Sonanadhi (Upper arm)                               | Uttarakhand              |
|  120 | Malani - Kota: Kosi corridor                                  | Uttarakhand              |
|  121 | Chilkiya - Kota: Kosi corridor near Sundarkhal                | Uttarakhand              |
|  122 | Fatehpur - Gadgadia (Nihal - Bhakra)                          | Uttarakhand              |
|  123 | Kilpura - Khatima                                             | Uttarakhand              |
|  124 | Gorai Tanda (Gola)                                            | Uttarakhand              |
|  125 | Titi- Dumchi - Reti Corridor                                  | West Bengal              |
|  126 | Titi- Reti Corridor                                           | West Bengal              |
|  127 | Kalikunda-Chandra through Manikpara Corridor                  | West Bengal              |
|  128 | Nayagram-- Jamboni through keshorrekha Corridor               | West Bengal              |
|  129 | Chandabila Tapoban- Dhumsi through Keshorrekha Corridor       | West Bengal              |

|   130 | Kalaikunda- Chandra through Satpadi ghat Corridor         | West Bengal               |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|   131 | Gidhni- Jamboni Corridor                                  | West Bengal               |
|   132 | Chandua- Joka Corridor                                    | West Bengal               |
|   133 | Kankrajhore- Lalgarh Corridor                             | West Bengal               |
|   134 | Apalchand- Mahananda Corridor                             | West Bengal               |
|   135 | Apalchand- Gorumara Corridor                              | West Bengal               |
|   136 | Apalchand- Klimpong at Mal block (via Meenglass) Corridor | West Bengal               |
|   137 | Apalchand- Klimpong at Mal block (via Sylee) Corridor     | West Bengal               |
|   138 | Nimati- Chilpata (Buxa- Chilpata) Corridor                | West Bengal               |
|   139 | Buxa- Titi (via Beech and Bharnobari Tea Garden) Corridor | West Bengal               |
|   140 | Buxa- Titi (via Torsha) Corridor                          | West Bengal               |
|   141 | Buxa- Ripu at Sankosh Corridor                            | West Bengal               |
|   142 | Mahananda- Kolabari- Tukriajhar Corridor                  | West Bengal               |
|   143 | Mahilong- Kalimati Corridor                               | West Bengal               |
|   144 | Jhalda- Baghmundi Corridor                                | West Bengal               |
|   145 | Chapramari - Kalimpong Corridor                           | West Bengal               |
|   146 | Moraghat-Central Daina Corridor                           | West Bengal               |
|   147 | Reti-Central Daina Corridor                               | West Bengal               |
|   148 | Chandil- Matha Corridor                                   | West Bengal and Jharkhand |
|   149 | Gobarghusi- Jhunjhaka- Banduan Corridor                   | West Bengal and Jharkhand |
|   150 | Moraghat- Reti Corridor                                   | West Bengal               |

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