Rajasthan becoming ‘BAGH-STHAN’

Jaipur: Rajasthan is now rapidly establishing its identity as ‘Baghsthan’. The number of tigers in Ranthambore, Sariska, Ramgarh Vishdhari is touching the mark of the all time best. July 29 marks the World Tiger Day and the number of tigers is touching the figure of 120.

Four tiger reserves have been set up, preparations are on for the fifth one, but how safe are the tigers in the state? Are there adequate accommodation available for them or not? And how successful was the plan to rehabilitate villages from tiger reserves? There are many such questions on which there is a need to think deeply for concrete decisions.

The soon to be notified Dholpur Tiger Reserve is also being populated with tigers from Ranthambore. Ranthambore currently has 79 tigers. The number of tigers in Sariska, which was devoid of tigers a few years ago, has now reached the level of 30. In Ramgarh Vishdhari, which was notified a year ago, the number of tigers has increased to 5 in one year.

The second attempt to establish tiger habitat in Mukandra has definitely failed, but the forest department is not allowing the efforts to decrease at its level. At present there is only one tiger in Mukandra but preparations are on to translocate a tigress there soon. There is a movement of about 6 to 8 tigers in Dholpur and Karauli areas of the proposed Dholpur Tiger Reserve. Three tiger safaris are going on in the state and tiger tourism is at its peak.

This is the reason that Rajasthan has been identified as a tiger place.