(a) whether the Government has any plan to convert Kudremukh National Park into a Tiger Reserve;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
(a) whether the Government has any plan to convert Kudremukh National Park into a Tiger Reserve;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (c) The “in-principle†approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority on 10th May, 2011 for constituting the Kudremukh Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. The State has been requested to send a detailed proposal in this regard, as required under section 38V of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.