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Remote sensing and drone mapping are transforming forest protection at Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, enabling faster detection of encroachments, monitoring of plantation drives, and improved response to rising forest fire incidents. A report by Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
A combination of remote sensing and drone mapping portals in the Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve of Chhattisgarh has given rise to multiple benefits in forest protection and management. The reserve, spread over 1842.54 square km, has a mixed deciduous forest dominated by Sal (Shorea robusta) trees. Udanti-Sitanadi reserve, which has 51 villages in the critical habitat a...