Question : CHANDOLI NATIONAL PARK FOR TIGER PROJECT



(a) whether the Government proposes to declare Chandoli National Park for Tiger Project ;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the benefits likely to accrue to the tiger project there from?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI NAMO NARAINMEENA)

(a),(b)&(c) The Government of Maharashtra had submitted a proposal for declaring the Chandoli forest area as a Tiger Reserve, which has not been accepted by the Steering Committee of Project Tiger.