Question

Which of the following National Parks of Uttarakhand has been included in ‘Project Tiger Scheme’ in 2015 ?

1. Govind National Park
2. Gangotri National Park
3. Rajaji National Park
4. Corbett National Park

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Rajaji National Park

The correct answer is Rajaji National Park.

• In 2015, Rajaji National Park was notified as a tiger reserve by the central government under Project Tiger.

 Rajaji National Park:

• It is situated between the Shivalik ranges and the Indo-Gangetic plains.
• The Ganga and Song rivers flow through the park.
• It is spread over three districts of Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal.
• Flora: Broadleaved deciduous forests, riverine vegetation, scrubland, grasslands and pine forests.
• Fauna: Elephants, Tigers, Great Pied Hornbill, Himalayan Pied Kingfisher and the fire tailed sunbird.

Project Tiger:

• Launched: In 1973 from the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.
• At present, there are 52 reserves located in 18 tiger range states of India.
• The administrating body for the project is the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
• The objectives of the project are:
  • To reduce factors that cause the diminishing of tiger habitats and manage them.
  • Ensuring a viable tiger population for scientific, ecological and cultural values.
• Apart from preserving the habitats of the tigers, it also conducts tiger census in the country and combats poaching.

• The Monitoring System for Tigers – Intensive Protection and Ecological Status, or M-STrIPES was launched in 2010.
  • ​It is a software-based monitoring system for tigers. 
• The e-Eye system was launched in 2016 at Jim Corbett, which uses thermal cameras for surveillance.