India, Feb. 17 -- Anti-Maoist operations, intensified anti-poaching and anti-encroachment drives have helped restore the tiger corridor connecting reserves in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Odisha, officials said.

The corridor links Maharashtra's Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, the Indravati Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, and the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary (Odisha).

Officials said joint anti-poaching operations were carried out in Gadchiroli, Bijapur, and Gondia districts with the Maharashtra forest department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau's support.

Over 500 poachers and smugglers have been detained, and nearly 750 hectares of encroached forest land have been cleared in Udanti Sitanadi Tiger R...