New tiger reserve
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has designated the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. It is located in the northern part of Chhattisgarh, bordering Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Approval was granted under Section 38V(1) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Guru Ghasidas National Park was the last known habitat of the Asiatic cheetah in the country.
