09
Mar 2019
- BY tictac
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A TALE OF TWO NATIONAL PARKS
Big Cats
69
Area
392 sq km (plus 1,342 sq km buffer)
History
– Established as Sawai Madhopur Game Sanctuary in 1955
– Declared tiger reserve in 1973
– National park in 1980
Funds
- Project Tiger (2018-19): Rs 6.45 crore (partially released)
- State govt (2018-19): Rs 33.5 crore from RTF
- WWF: Rs 14.5 crore in 2017 (for 5 years)
Manpower
Div forest officer: 3 posts, all occupied
Asst commissioner of forests: 5 posts, 3 occupied
Ranger: 12 posts, 8 occupied
Forest guard: 123 posts, 91 occupied
Big Cats
19 (Three cubs now suspected dead)
Area
866 sq km (plus 332 sq km buffer)
History
-Wildlife Reserve in 1955
-Tiger Reserve in 1978
-National Park in 1990
Funds
- Project Tiger (2018-19): Rs 7.12 crore (partially released)
- State govt (2018-19): Rs 5.9 crore from STF
Manpower
Div forest officer: 2 posts, 1 occupied
Asst commissioner of forests: 9 posts, 5 occupied
Forester: 11 posts, all vacant
Asst Forester: 23 posts, 11 occupied
Forest Guard: 139 posts, 96 occupied (40 home guards have left)