Ranthambore to Panna wildlife corridor coming up

“There is a plan to make a wildlife corridor connecting Ranthambore (which houses a national park), Kuno-Palpur (Sheopur), the Madhav National Park (Shivpuri) and the Panna Tiger Reserve. This will result in economic and tourism development of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and also MP’s Bundelkhand region.

— Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Civil Aviation Minister

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The Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia recently pointed out that a move was on to create a wildlife corridor starting from Ranthambore in Rajasthan and covering national parks in three districts in Madhya Pradesh, including the

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Panna Tiger Reserve. That would provide a boost to tourism and development activities in these areas. “There is a plan to make a wildlife corridor connecting Ranthambore (which houses a national park), Kuno-Palpur (Sheopur), the Madhav National Park (Shivpuri) and the Panna Tiger Reserve. This will result in economic and tourism development of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and also MP’s Bundelkhand region,” Scindia told reporters in Gwalior, his home constituency.

“…there would be a delay of about four weeks from March onwards to translocate cheetahs from South Africa to the Kuno-Palpur sanctuary because of the coronavirus pandemic”

The proposed corridor will cover the Kuno-Palpur wildlife sanctuary in Sheopur district, the Madhav National Park in Shivpuri district and the Panna Tiger Reserve in Panna district, all in Madhya Pradesh.

Scindia also said that there would be a delay of about four weeks from March onwards to translocate cheetahs from South Africa to the Kuno-Palpur sanctuary because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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