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New highway threatens tiger territory in Arunachal Pradesh
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- After cutting through the Namdapha National Park, India’s easternmost tiger reserve, a new highway project has been cleared through yet another big cat reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Documents received in response to an RTI inquiry by Seijosa-based green activist Tana Jorjo Tara reveal that the BJP government in the State plans to build a 692.7 km highway through the 862 sq km Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR) in East Kameng district.
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- About Namdapha National Park:
(1) It is a large protected area in Arunachal Pradesh of Northeast India.
(2) With more than 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal species, it is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas.
(3) The national park harbours the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude.
(4) It also harbours extensive dipterocarp forests, comprising the northwestern parts of the Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests ecoregion.
(5) It is the fourth largest national park in India.
(6) The land cover changes with increasing elevation from tropical evergreen forest to temperate broadleaf and mixed forest.
(7) Secondary forests cover 345.47 km2 (133.39 sq mi); seasonal snow occurs at above 2,700 m (8,900 ft) between Dec and Mar.
(8) Additionally, the park has extensive bamboo forests.
(9) The area falls under both the Palearctic and Indo Malayan biogeographic areas resulting in a diverse species assemblage.
Sources
The Hindu