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Project
Tiger was
launched by the Government of India in the year 1973 to save the endangered species of
tiger in the country. Starting from nine (9) reserves in 1973-74 the number is grown
up to twenty nine (39) in 2009. A total area of 49,112 km2 is
covered by these project tiger areas, which is 1.49 % of the total geographical area of the
country.
Project Tiger Reserves of India
(as on April 1, 2010)
|
S.No. |
Name of PTR |
State |
Year of Establ. |
Total Area (sq.km.) |
|
1 |
Achanakmar |
Chhattishgarh |
2009 |
553.286 |
|
2 |
Annamalai-Parambikulam |
Tamil
Nadu & Kerala |
2007 |
1410 |
|
3 |
Bandhavgarh |
Madhya Pradesh |
1993-94 |
1161.471 |
|
4 |
Bandipur |
Karnataka |
1973-74 |
880 |
|
|
Nagarhole Extension |
Karnataka |
1999-2000 |
643.39 |
|
5 |
Bhadra |
Karnataka |
1998-99 |
451.69 |
|
6 |
Bori-Satpura |
Madhya Pradesh |
1999-2000 |
1486 |
|
7 |
Buxa
|
West Bengal |
1982-83 |
760.92 |
|
8 |
Corbett |
Uttarakhand |
1973-74 |
1318.54 |
|
9 |
Dampa |
Mizoram |
1994-95 |
500 |
|
10 |
Dandeli-Anshi |
Karnataka |
2007 |
875 |
|
11 |
Dudhwa |
Uttar
Pradesh |
1987-88 |
883.739 |
|
|
Katerniaghat Extension |
Uttar
Pradesh |
1999-2000 |
551 |
|
12 |
Indravati |
Chhattishgarh |
1982-83 |
2799.086 |
|
13 |
Kalakad-Mundathurai |
Tamil
Nadu |
1988-89 |
895 |
|
14 |
Kanha |
Madhya Pradesh |
1973-74 |
1945 |
|
15 |
Kaziranga |
Assam |
2006 |
859 |
|
16 |
Manas |
Assam |
1973-74 |
2837 |
|
17 |
Melghat |
Maharashtra |
1973-74 |
1676.49 |
|
18 |
Mudumalai |
Tamil
Nadu |
2007 |
321 |
|
19 |
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam |
Andhra Pradesh |
1982-83 |
3568.09 |
|
20 |
Namdapha |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1982-83 |
1985.245 |
|
21 |
Pakhui-Nameri |
Arunachal Pradesh-Assam |
1999-2000 |
1206 |
|
22 |
Palamau |
Jharkhand |
1973-74 |
1026 |
|
23 |
Panna |
Madhya Pradesh |
1994-95 |
542.67 |
|
24 |
Pilibhit * |
Uttar
Pradesh |
2008 |
1079 |
|
25 |
Pench
(Maharashtra) |
Maharashtra |
1992-93 |
664.3 |
|
26 |
Pench
(M.P.) |
Madhya Pradesh |
1992-93 |
757.86 |
|
27 |
Periyar |
Kerala |
1978-79 |
777 |
|
28 |
Ranthambhore |
Rajasthan |
1973-74 |
1334.64 |
|
29 |
Ratapani * |
Madhya Pradesh |
2008-09 |
674 |
|
30 |
Shahyadri * |
Maharashtra |
2008-09 |
741.22 |
|
31 |
Sanjay-Sanjay Dubri |
Madhya Pradesh |
2008 |
831 |
|
32 |
Sariska |
Rajasthan |
1978-79 |
866 |
|
33 |
Satkosia |
Orissa |
2007 |
964 |
|
34 |
Simlipal |
Orissa |
1973-74 |
2750 |
|
35 |
Sitanadi-Udanti |
Chhattishgarh |
2008 |
1580 |
|
36 |
Sunabeda * |
Orissa |
2008 |
956.17 |
|
37 |
Sunderbans |
West
Bengal |
1973-74 |
2585 |
|
38 |
Tadoba-Andhari |
Maharashtra |
1993-94 |
575.78 |
|
39 |
Valmiki |
Bihar |
1989-90 |
840.26 |
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49,112 |
*
Area to be verified
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