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State PCS - Rajasthan (RAS)

  • 06 May 2025
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Cheetah Conservation Corridor

Why in News? 

Rajasthan has become a part of India's first inter-state Cheetah conservation corridor along with Madhya Pradesh. 

Key Points 

  • About the Protected Area: 
    • The total area of the corridor is 17,000 sq km , out of which 10,500 sq km is spread in Madhya Pradesh and 6,500 sq km in Rajasthan . 
    • This corridor includes Kuno National Park in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh as the main site, where cheetah reintroduction project is being implemented. 
    • Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary, located on the banks of Chambal River in Mandsaur district, has been selected to develop the second habitat for cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh. 
    • Districts like Kota, Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli and Chittorgarh of Rajasthan are included in this project . 
    • In future, it is proposed to include the forest areas of Jhansi and Lalitpur of Uttar Pradesh in this corridor. 
  • Institutional support: 
  •   Features of the Corridor:  
    • This corridor will facilitate natural and uninterrupted migration of cheetahs between protected areas . 
    • It establishes a strategic wildlife connectivity between the two states, the first of its kind initiative in India. 
    • The goal of the project is restoration and conservation of grassland-based ecosystems . 
    • The corridor is being designed to bring together the friendly, safe and natural habitats of the cheetahs. 

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) 

  • Introduction: 
    • It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change . 
    • It was established in the year 2005 with the recommendations of the Tiger Task Force . 
    • It was constituted under the enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006 to strengthen tiger conservation . 
  • Objective: 
    • To provide statutory powers to Project Tiger so that its directions are legally complied with. 
    • To promote Centre-State accountability in the management of tiger reserves by providing a basis for MoUs with States within a federal framework . 
    • Ensuring oversight by Parliament . 
    • Addressing the livelihood interests of local people in the areas around Tiger Reserves. 

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