Lok Sabha Question No. 269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Rhino Safaris
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 269

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016

## Rihno Safaris

## 269. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) the number of rhino safaris conducted in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of rhinos killed by human beings during each of the last three years and vice versa ;
- (c) the amount allocated/sanctioned and utilized for conservation of rhinos during each of the last three years; and
- (d) the details of protected areas for rhino habitat, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) As  informed  by  Central  Zoo  Authority,  there  is  no  zoo  in  the  country recognized as 'Rhino Safari'.
- (b) Number of rhinos killed by human beings during the last three years and vice versa is given in the Annexure.
- (c) &(d) Rhinos  are  found  in  the  State  forests  of  Assam,  West  Bengal  and  Uttar Pradesh. Details of Protected Areas dedicated for conservation of rhinos are given below:

|   S.No. | Name of States   | Name of Protected Area                           |   Area (in sqkm) |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Assam            | Kaziranaga National Park (Tiger Reserve)         |           850.67 |
|       1 | Assam            | Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park (Tiger Reserve) |            78.81 |
|       1 | Assam            | Manas National Park (Tiger Reserve)              |           500    |
|       1 | Assam            | Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuary                      |            38.81 |

|    |               | Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary      |   44.06 |
|----|---------------|-------------------------------------|---------|
| 2  | West Bengal   | Jaldapara National Park             |  216.51 |
|    |               | Gorumara National Park              |   79.45 |
| 3  | Uttar Pradesh | Dudhwa National Park(Tiger Reserve) |  490    |

Details of fund released to rhino habitats under various Centrally Sponsored Scheme during last three years are as follows:

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S.No.   | Name of National Parks/Sanctuary   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Kaziranaga Tiger Reserve           | 708.906   | 1136.656  | 1025.131  |
| 2       | Orang National Park                | 15.52     | 21.00     | 75.6795   |
| 3       | Manas Tiger Reserve                | 99.0765   | 328.199   | 259.86    |
| 4       | Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuary        | 15.35     | 15.67     | -         |
|         | Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary     | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
| 5       | Jaldapara National Park            | 29.995    | 24.64     | 13.64     |
| 6       | Gorumara National Park             | 30.56     | 16.54     | 19.09     |
| 7       | Dudhwa National Park               | 525.876   | 484.4133  | 500.0883  |

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  269    REGARDING  'RHINO  SAFARIS'    BY  SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL FOR REPLY ON 19.07.2016

Number of rhinos killed by human beings during the last three years and vice versa as informed by the state Governments :

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Rhino killed by Human beings (Poaching)   | Rhino killed by Human beings (Poaching)   | Rhino killed by Human beings (Poaching)   | Person Killed by rhino   | Person Killed by rhino   | Person Killed by rhino   |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|         |                 | 2013-14                                   | 2014-15                                   | 2015-16                                   | 2013-14                  | 2014-15                  | 2015-16                  |
| 1       | Assam           | 41                                        | 32                                        | 21                                        | 2                        | Nil                      | 1                        |
| 2       | West Bengal     | Nil                                       | 6                                         | 2                                         | Nil                      | Nil                      | 1                        |
| 3.      | Uttar Pradesh   | Nil                                       | Nil                                       | Nil                                       | Nil                      | Nil                      | Nil                      |