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Rajasthan: MP Diya Kumari pitches for tiger reserve in Kumbhalgarh | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: On the very first day of the Monsoon Session in Lok Sabha, Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari put forth the demand for development of Kumbhalgarh as the fifth potential tiger reserve in Rajasthan.
Diya said that Kumbhalgarh sanctuary is spread over 1,280sqkm, which is bigger than Sariska and has recorded presence of tigers since 1970s.
Speaking under Rule 377 of the Parliament, the MP said that the prey base is sufficient for four tigers in the initial phase and it has capacity to house at least 45 tigers in the coming years. In Ranthambore, the growing tiger population is migrating from protected areas in search of new territory and as a result there is conflict between humans and tigers.
The MP added that it is very important to develop new tiger reserves while conserving the existing ones and the process of bringing tigers to Kumbhalgarh should also be accelerated to promote tiger conservation in the country.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) recently had written a letter to Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to conduct a rapid survey of the sanctuary by involving scientists and researchers of project cell. DFO Fateh Singh said, “The WII has sought funds from the NTCA to support the research. The exercise of data collection and field condition will begin soon.”
The highlight of the proposed tiger reserve is that there are no revenue villages in the core area.
The proposed reserve lies in the districts of Pali, Rajsamand, Udaipur and Ajmer and is located in the oldest range of Aravallis spreading over the tract starting from Khulbrahora (Gujarat) and culminating on Delhi ridge. The forested areas provide habitat to support large carnivores like tiger, leopard, sloth bear, wolf, hyena, wild dog and their prey species such as sambar, chital, four-horned antelope, chinkara, blackbuck, nilgai and wild boar.
The draft reads, “To implement this project will require total financial outlay of 6,552.5 lakh for the period of 5 years. Apart from developing soft release enclosure at release site of reintroduced tiger, various habitat development works will be carried out to develop grassland for herbivores. However, these two sanctuaries have sufficient buildings, including forest chowkies, for effective management along with check-post and barriers at required places.”
Diya said that Kumbhalgarh sanctuary is spread over 1,280sqkm, which is bigger than Sariska and has recorded presence of tigers since 1970s.
Speaking under Rule 377 of the Parliament, the MP said that the prey base is sufficient for four tigers in the initial phase and it has capacity to house at least 45 tigers in the coming years. In Ranthambore, the growing tiger population is migrating from protected areas in search of new territory and as a result there is conflict between humans and tigers.
The MP added that it is very important to develop new tiger reserves while conserving the existing ones and the process of bringing tigers to Kumbhalgarh should also be accelerated to promote tiger conservation in the country.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) recently had written a letter to Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to conduct a rapid survey of the sanctuary by involving scientists and researchers of project cell. DFO Fateh Singh said, “The WII has sought funds from the NTCA to support the research. The exercise of data collection and field condition will begin soon.”
The highlight of the proposed tiger reserve is that there are no revenue villages in the core area.
The proposed reserve lies in the districts of Pali, Rajsamand, Udaipur and Ajmer and is located in the oldest range of Aravallis spreading over the tract starting from Khulbrahora (Gujarat) and culminating on Delhi ridge. The forested areas provide habitat to support large carnivores like tiger, leopard, sloth bear, wolf, hyena, wild dog and their prey species such as sambar, chital, four-horned antelope, chinkara, blackbuck, nilgai and wild boar.
The draft reads, “To implement this project will require total financial outlay of 6,552.5 lakh for the period of 5 years. Apart from developing soft release enclosure at release site of reintroduced tiger, various habitat development works will be carried out to develop grassland for herbivores. However, these two sanctuaries have sufficient buildings, including forest chowkies, for effective management along with check-post and barriers at required places.”
