MTR Needs A Proposal For Eco Conservation

 The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the Tamil Nadu government warning pronouncing the Singur level locale of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) as Elephant Corridor.

Highlights:

♦ The elephant corridor declared now is a part of the eco-sensitive zone of MTR. The SC has likewise requested a 3 part panel to hear cases of land and resort owners. 

♦ Be that as it may, socialists have been reliably requesting that the state government set up a draft Zonal Master Plan (ZMP) which has not been done since 2019 when the central government proclaimed a portion of MTR's encompassing as eco-sensitive zones. 

♦ For the most part, ZMPs are guides to manage the eco-sensitive zones. Consequently, preservationists are requesting to set up a draft ZMP before the SC's 3 part advisory group starts its work.

♦ Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is situated in the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu, present at the tri-point of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It has a remarkable function by framing the impact of the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, the first Biosphere Reserve in India, declared during 1986. 

♦ An assortment of natural surroundings going from tropical evergreen, moist deciduous, moist teak, dry teak, secondary grasslands and marshes are found here. 

♦ It has a typical limit with Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) on the West and Bandipur Tiger Reserve (Karnataka) on the North, It is known for its lead species like Tiger, Elephant and so on.