Guru Ghasidas - Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve
| Guru Ghasidas - Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Location | Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB), Korea, Surajpur and Balrampur, Chhattisgarh |
| Nearest city | Baikunthpur |
| Coordinates | 23°36′7″N 82°28′19″E / 23.60194°N 82.47194°E |
| Area | 2,829.387 km2 (1,092.432 sq mi) |
| Established | 2024 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Chhattisgarh Forest Department |
Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in Chhattisgarh, situated across the districts of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB), Korea, Surajpur, and Balrampur districts. This tiger reserve covers a total area of 2,829.38 square kilometres (1,092.43 sq mi), including a core or critical tiger habitat of 2,049.2 square kilometres (791.2 sq mi), which consists of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and the Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary, along with a buffer zone of 780.15 square kilometres (301.22 sq mi). It is 56th Tiger Reserve of India announced in 2024.
The Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve received final approval for its notification from the National Tiger Conservation Authority in October 2021. This designation positions it as the third largest tiger reserve in the nation, following the Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and the Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.