Lok Sabha Question No. 741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Tiger Conservation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.03.2016

## Tiger Conservation

## 741. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether the tiger conservation project has achieved the desired results;
- (b) if so, the present tiger population along with the percentage of increase, State-wise;
- (c) the forest corridors available to enable free movement of tigers in the forest, State-wise;
- (d) the actual forest area under effective protection required for tiger conservation, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken to increase the said area?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir.  The assessment of the status of tigers, co-predators and their prey 2014 using the refined methodology has shown a countrywide 30% increase in tiger numbers with an  estimated  number  of  2226  (range  1945-2491)  as  compared  to  2010  estimation  of 1706  (range  1520-1909  tigers).    The  details  of  tiger  estimation  pertaining  to  tiger landscapes in the country for the years 2010 and 2014 are at Annexure-I .
- (c) The  National  Tiger  Conservation  Authority  and  Wildlife  Institute  of  India  have recognized at the macro / landscape level, 32 tiger corridors.   List of corridors are at Annexure-II .  The NTCA and WII have identified potential bottlenecks, obstacles and weak links within these corridors which are, inter-alia due to presence of habitation, poor forest cover, encroachments, land use other than forests and geographical barriers.
- (d) The details of tiger reserves in India with area is at Annexure-III.
- (e) The  in-principle  approval  has  been  accorded  by  the  National  Tiger  Conservation Authority for creation of four new tiger reserves, and the sites are: Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda (Odisha), Guru Ghasidas (Chhattisgarh) and Orang (Assam).  The State  Governments  have  been  advised  to  send  proposals  for  declaring  the  following areas as tiger reserves: (i) Suhelwa (Uttar Pradesh), (ii) Mhadei  (Goa), (iii) Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel / Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuaries / Varushanadu Valley  (Tamil  Nadu),  (iv)  Dibang  (Arunachal  Pradesh)  and  (v)  Cauveri-MM  Hills (Karnataka).

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741 ON TIGER CONSERVATION DUE FOR REPLY ON 01.03.2016

## Details of tiger estimation pertaining to tiger landscapes in the country, for the years 2010 and 2014

|                                                                      | Tiger Population   | Tiger Population   |                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
| State                                                                | 2010               | 2014               | Increase / Decrease / Stable |
| Shivalik-Gangetic Plain Landscape Complex                            |                    |                    |                              |
| Uttarakhand                                                          | 227 (199-256)      | 340                | Increase                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 118 (113-124)      | 117                | Stable                       |
| Bihar                                                                | 8 (-)              | 28                 | Increase                     |
| Shivalik Gangetic                                                    | 353 (320-388)      | 485 (427-543)      | Increase                     |
| Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex |                    |                    |                              |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)                                 | 72 (65-79)         | 68                 | Stable                       |
| Chhattisgarh                                                         | 26 (24-27)         | 46                 | Increase                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 257 (213-301)      | 308                | Increase                     |
| Maharashtra                                                          | 169 (155-183)      | 190                | Increase                     |
| Odisha                                                               | 32 (20-44)         | 28                 | Stable                       |
| Rajasthan                                                            | 36 (35-37)         | 45                 | Increase                     |
| Jharkhand                                                            | 10 (6-14)          | 3+                 | Decrease*                    |
| Central India                                                        | 601 (518-685)      | 688 (596-780)      | Increase                     |
| Western Ghats Landscape Complex                                      |                    |                    |                              |
| Karnataka                                                            | 300 (280-320)      | 406                | Increase                     |
| Kerala                                                               | 71 (67-75)         | 136                | Increase                     |
| Tamil Nadu                                                           | 163 (153-173)      | 229                | Increase                     |
| Goa                                                                  | -                  | 5                  | Increase                     |
| Western Ghats                                                        | 534 (500-568)      | 776 (685-861)      | Increase                     |
| North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra Flood Plains                     |                    |                    |                              |
| Assam                                                                | 143 (113-173)      | 167                | Increase                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | -                  | 28 ♣               | Increase                     |
| Mizoram                                                              | 5                  | 3+                 | Stable                       |
| North West Bengal                                                    | -                  | 3                  | **                           |
| North East Hills, and Brahmaputra                                    | 148 (118-178)      | 201 (174-212)      | Increase                     |
| Sunderbans                                                           | 70 (64-90)         | 76 (92-96)         | Stable                       |
| TOTAL                                                                | 1706 (1520-1909)   | 2226 (1945-2491)   | Increase                     |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741 ON TIGER CONSERVATION DUE FOR REPLY ON 01.03.2016

## LIST OF MACRO / LANDSCAPE LEVEL TIGER CORRIDORS

|   Sl. No. | Landscape                       | Corridor                                            | States                                                    |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Shivalik Hills& Gangetic Plains | (i) Rajaji-Corbett                                  | Uttarakhand                                               |
|         1 | Shivalik Hills& Gangetic Plains | (ii) Corbett-Dudhwa                                 | Uttarakhand &Uttar Pradesh                                |
|         1 | Shivalik Hills& Gangetic Plains | (iii) Dudhwa-Kishanpur-Katerniaghat                 | Uttar Pradesh                                             |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (i) Ranthambhore-Kuno-Madhav                        | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan                                 |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (ii) Bandhavgarh-Achanakmar                         | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh                              |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (iii) Bandhavgarh-Sanjay Dubri-Guru Ghasidas        | Madhya Pradesh                                            |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (iv) Guru Ghasidas-Palamau-Lawalong                 | Chhattisgarh &Jharkhand                                   |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (v) Kanha-Achanakmar                                | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh                              |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (vi) Kanha-Pench                                    | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra                               |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (vii) Pench-Satpura-Melghat                         | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra                               |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (viii) Kanha-Navegaon Nagzira- Tadoba-Indravati     | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (ix) Indravati-Udanti Sitanadi- Sunabeda            | Chhattisgarh, Odisha                                      |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (x) Similipal-Satkosia                              | Odisha                                                    |
|         2 | Central India& Eastern Ghats    | (xi) Nagarjunasagar-Sri Venkateshwara National Park | Andhra Pradesh                                            |
|         3 | Western Ghats                   | (i) Sahyadri-Radhanagari-Goa                        | Maharashtra, Goa                                          |
|         3 | Western Ghats                   | (ii) Dandeli Anshi-Shravathi Valley                 | Karnataka                                                 |
|         3 | Western Ghats                   | (iii) Kudremukh-Bhadra                              | Karnataka                                                 |
|         3 | Western Ghats                   | (iv) Nagarahole-Pusphagiri-Talakavery               | Karnataka                                                 |
|         3 | Western Ghats                   | (v) Nagarahole-Bandipur-Mudumalai- Wayanad          | Karnataka, Kerala &Tamil Nadu                             |
|         3 | Western Ghats                   | (vi) Nagarahole-Mudumalai-Wayanad                   | Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu                             |
|         3 | Western Ghats                   | (vii) Parambikulam-Eranikulam-Indira Gandhi         | Kerala, Tamil Nadu                                        |
|         3 | Western Ghats                   | (viii) Kalakad Mundanthurai-Periyar                 | Kerala, Tamil Nadu                                        |
|         4 | North East                      | (i) Kaziranga-Itanagar WLS                          | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh                                  |
|         4 | North East                      | (ii) Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong                        | Assam                                                     |
|         4 | North East                      | (iii) Kaziranga-Nameri                              | Assam                                                     |
|         4 | North East                      | (iv) Kaziranga-Orang                                | Assam                                                     |
|         4 | North East                      | (v) Kaziranga-Papum Pane                            | Assam                                                     |
|         4 | North East                      | (vi) Manas-Buxa                                     | Assam, West Bengal                                        |
|         4 | North East                      | (vii) Pakke-Nameri-Sonai Rupai- Manas               | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam                                  |
|         4 | North East                      | (viii) Dibru Saikhowa-D'Ering- Mehaong              | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh                                  |
|         4 | North East                      | (ix) Kamlang-Kane-Tale Valley                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                         |
|         4 | North East                      | (x) Buxa-Jaldapara                                  | West Bengal                                               |

## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741 ON TIGER CONSERVATION DUE FOR REPLY ON 01.03.2016

## Tiger Reserves in India

(core/critical tiger habitat and buffer / peripheral area)

|   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  |
|         2 | Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR) | Uttar Pradesh     | -                                                         |                                          80.6   |                    80.6   |
|         3 | Kanha                           | Madhya Pradesh    | 917.43                                                    |                                        1134.36  |                  2051.79  |
|         4 | Manas                           | Assam             | 840.04                                                    |                                        2310.88  |                  3150.92  |
|         5 | Melghat                         | Maharashtra       | 1500.49                                                   |                                        1268.03  |                  2768.52  |
|         6 | Palamau                         | Jharkhand         | 414.08                                                    |                                         715.85  |                  1129.93  |
|         7 | Ranthambore                     | Rajasthan         | 1113.364                                                  |                                         297.926 |                  1411.29  |
|         8 | Similipal                       | Odisha            | 1194.75                                                   |                                        1555.25  |                  2750     |
|         9 | Sunderbans                      | West Bengal       | 1699.62                                                   |                                         885.27  |                  2584.89  |
|        10 | Periyar                         | Kerala            | 881.00                                                    |                                          44     |                   925     |
|        11 | Sariska                         | Rajasthan         | 881.1124                                                  |                                         332.23  |                  1213.34  |
|        12 | Buxa                            | West Bengal       | 390.5813                                                  |                                         367.322 |                   757.904 |
|        13 | Indravati                       | Chhattisgarh      | 1258.37                                                   |                                        1540.7   |                  2799.07  |
|        14 | Namdapha                        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1807.82                                                   |                                         245     |                  2052.82  |
|        15 | Dudhwa                          | Uttar Pradesh     | 1093.79                                                   |                                        1107.98  |                  2201.77  |
|        16 | Kalakad-Mundanthurai            | Tamil Nadu        | 895.00                                                    |                                         706.542 |                  1601.54  |
|        17 | Valmiki                         | Bihar             | 598.45                                                    |                                         300.93  |                   899.38  |
|        18 | Pench                           | Madhya Pradesh    | 411.33                                                    |                                         768.302 |                  1179.63  |
|        19 | Tadoba-Andhari                  | Maharashtra       | 625.82                                                    |                                        1101.77  |                  1727.59  |
|        20 | Bandhavgarh                     | Madhya Pradesh    | 716.903                                                   |                                         820.035 |                  1536.94  |
|        21 | Panna                           | Madhya Pradesh    | 576.13                                                    |                                        1021.97  |                  1598.1   |
|        22 | Dampa                           | Mizoram           | 500.00                                                    |                                         488     |                   988     |
|        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     |                  1198.45  |
|        26 | Nameri                          | Assam             | 320.00                                                    |                                         144     |                   464     |
|        27 | Satpura                         | Madhya Pradesh    | 1339.264                                                  |                                         794.044 |                  2133.31  |
|        28 | Anamalai                        | Tamil Nadu        | 958.59                                                    |                                         521.28  |                  1479.87  |
|        29 | Udanti-Sitanadi                 | Chattisgarh       | 851.09                                                    |                                         991.45  |                  1842.54  |
|        30 | Satkosia                        | Odisha            | 523.61                                                    |                                         440.26  |                   963.87  |
|        31 | Kaziranga                       | Assam             | 625.58                                                    |                                         548     |                  1173.58  |
|        32 | Achanakmar                      | Chattisgarh       | 626.195                                                   |                                         287.822 |                   914.017 |
|        33 | Dandeli-Anshi                   | Karnataka         | 814.884                                                   |                                         282.63  |                  1097.51  |
|        34 | Sanjay-Dubri                    | Madhya Pradesh    | 812.571                                                   |                                         861.931 |                  1674.5   |
|        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   |  1408.4   |
| 42   | Mukandra Hills               | Rajasthan      |   417.17  | 342.82   |   759.99  |
| 43   | Nawegaon-Nagzira             | Maharashtra    |   653.674 | -        |   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  |   602.798 | 127.4518 |   730.25  |
| 47   | Bor                          | Maharashtra    |   138.12  | 678.15   |   816.27  |
| 48   | Rajaji                       | Uttarakhand    |   819.54  | 255.63   |  1075.17  |
|      | TOTAL                        |                | 39708.8   | 30837.27 | 70546.1   |

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