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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
49,112
* Area to be verified