Correct Answer - Option 1 : Project Tiger
In Jim Corbett National Park, the project tiger was launched in 1973.
Project Tiger in Jim Corbett National Park:
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Project Tiger was launched in Jim Corbett National Park of Uttarakhand in 1973.
- Project Tiger was first initiated in the year April 1, 1973, and is ongoing.
- The much-needed project was launched in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttrakhand under the leadership of Indira Gandhi.
- There are around fifty-one parks and sanctuaries that are involved in this project.
- Around the 1970s the tiger count was only one thousand and two hundred, but according to the recent census, it has increased to three thousand. In fact, there has been a thirty percent rise in the population in the last eight years.
- Project Tiger was administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
- NTCA was established in December 2005, following a recommendation of the Tiger Task Force, constituted by the Prime Minister of India for reorganized management of Project Tiger and the many Tiger Reserves in India.
Hence, Project Tiger is the correct answer.
