LUCKNOW: National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has decided to re-evaluate the country’s tiger reserves on the basis of their efficiency in management. The move comes amid calls for revamping the Project Tiger with an increase in poaching and decline in big cat population.
‘‘The evaluation would determine whether the reserves need any change in field management,’’ said R L Singh, former Project Tiger director and chairman of one of the five committees set up to evaluate the reserves.
Singh will head a committee to evaluate Cluster-III tiger reserves - Valmiki (Bihar), Indravati, Achanakmar, Udanti-Sitanadi (Chhattisgarh), Similipal, Satkosia (Orissa), Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh) and Palamau (Jharkhand). The cluster comprises some reserves in Maoist-affected areas and their management would be evaluated keeping this in mind.
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