Parliament Question: Veerangna Durgavati Tiger Reserve

OIH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 72 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025 Veerangna Durgavati Tiger Reserve

72. SHRI RAHUL SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to

state:

(a) whether the Government has notified Veerangna Durgavati Tiger Reserve as Seventh Tiger Reserve in Damoh Lok Sabha Constituency of Madhya Pradesh in 2023 and if so, the details and number of entry points proposed and sanctioned for tourists;

(b) if not, the details of the number of entry-points proposed to be made by the Government for Asia’s largest tiger reserve;

(c) whether the Government is considering to construct entry points for above tiger reserve near village Khajoora, situated approximately 25-30 kms. away from Damoh Railway Station; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) to (d) The Veerangna Durgavati has been notified as the Seventh Tiger Reserve in the State of Madhya Pradesh in 2023.

No proposal with respect to eco tourism has been received from the State Government with respect to the Veerangna Durgavati Tiger Reserve. *****