Context:
Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary declared as the 8th Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh.
About Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary:
- Location: Situated in Raisen and Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.
- Major sites: Encompasses a World Heritage Site “Bhimbetka Rock Shelters” and many other sites like Ginnourgarh Fort, POW camp, Keri Mahadeo, Jholiyapur dam etc.
- Flora and Fauna:
- A dry deciduous and moist deciduous type
- 55% of area covered by teak.
- Major animals are tigers, leopard, sloth bear, hyena, spotted deer, sambar deer etc.
Other tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh: Kanha, Satpura, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Sanjay Dubri, Panna, Veerangana Durgavati and Madhav (recently approved).
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Source: IE
Previous Year Question
With reference to India’s Desert National Park, which of the following statements are correct?
1. It is spread over two districts.
2. There is no human habitation inside the Park.
3. It is one of the natural habitats of the Great Indian Bustard.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2020 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Normally human activities are not allowed in National Park but many villagers lived inside Desert National park, and they did not have access to even basic facility like road, electricity and water. In 2017, Supreme Court ordered the government to provide such facilities to them. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
