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NTCA red flags M.P. government move
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- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has red-flagged the Madhya Pradesh government’s move to increase tourism activities inside the State’s tiger reserves in violation of the existing guidelines and asked it to take corrective steps.
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- Complaint by Bhopal-based wildlife activist
(1) State govt increased the tourism carrying capacity of the reserves by allowing in more numbers of vehicles carrying visitors.
(2) Tourism carrying capacity without making necessary changes in tiger conservation and eco-tourism plans.
- Action by NTCA:
(1) Following the complaint, NTCA has issued a strict missive to the chief wildlife warden of the State and heads of all tiger reserves to refrain from increasing the carrying capacity for tourism
(2) The NTCA has also asked them to take necessary corrective steps and inform it about the action taken in this regard.
- Highest tiger population:
(1) According to a latest report by the Environment Ministry, India has 2,967 tigers, with 526 of them in Madhya Pradesh alone — the highest in the country.
(2) There are six tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh — Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna, Satpura, Sanjay-Dubri and Pench.
Sources
The Hindu