Assam: Three new areas added to Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve

The Assam government on Thursday. 3rd September approved the addition of three new areas to the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.

The government approved the seventh, eighth and ninth addition to the National Park which is especially famed for its one-horned Rhino and tiger population. The additions further include encroachment evicted areas and suitable wildlife habitat in the riverine islands.

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This move has been taken in order to consolidate the wildlife areas anticipating better wildlife conservation.
The seventh addition is spread over an area of 176 hectares and includes Deosur, Palkhowa, Deosur Hill protected Reserve forest in Nagaon District.

The preliminary notifications on the fresh additions to the KNPTR comes less than a month after the Gauhati High Court had directed the principal chief conservator of forests (Wildlife) and chief wildlife warden, Assam to submit a report on action taken on evictions of encroachments in areas earlier added to the park.

On October 9, 2015, the HC had ordered evictions of encroached areas in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th additions to the KNPTR.

The total Park area till now comprising the six additions was 885 square kilometers with 483 sq km under the Eastern Assam Wildlife Division and 402 sq km under Bishwanath Wildlife Division.

Following the final notification of the three new additions, the entire area of the Park will be 915.53 sq km. Director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve P Shivakumar thanked the state government and all stakeholders for their support in conserving wildlife.

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