Jaipur: A survey to assess the feasibility of Kumbhalgarh Sanctuary as potential tiger reserves will begin in September.
Previously, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had fixed August 26 to start an assessment, but after members of the committee were replaced, the date was postponed.
A senior forest official said, “Member of the DR Kaushik Banerjee Committee, research scientist, Tiger cells, Wii, will not be able to come for assessment.
He will be replaced by senior biologist Ayan Sadhu.
Now, the committee will visit for assessment in September.
Date It has not been decided.
“The four committee members consisted of two IFS retirees, RN Mehrotra and NK Vasu, Sadhu and Hemant Kamdi, AIG, NTCA, who have been appointed as members of members.
If stated, Sanctuary Kumbhalgarh will be a fifth tiger reserve in the state.
The Committee will conduct the current status assessment of human residence, habitat, boundary delineation, landscape connectivity, encroachment, prey base vis-a-vis potential sites for tiger reserves.
According to office memorandum, it will send a report in 30 days.
Fateh Singh Rathore, DCF (wildlife) Rajsamand said, “With a good prey base and a little human intervention, Kumbhalgarh is the ideal tiger habitat.
Hopefully we can watch this magnificent cat here in the coming years.” Kumbhalgarh Sanctuary is spread on 1,280SQKM, which is larger than Sariska, and has recorded the presence of tigers since the 1970s.
Rituraj Singh (advocate and conservationist) said, “Once upon a time, the tiger was a predator of the peak of Aravalis.
With a nod of the expert team, big cats will soon reclaim their old region because of the favorable situation.” The proposed reserve is located in Pali District, Rajsamand, Udaipur and Ajmer and are located in the oldest Aravallis range that spread the tract from Khulbrahora (Gujarat) and peaked at Delhi Ridge.