Gondia, Dec. 26 -- The Maharashtra government has approved a proposal granting the Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) authorities unified administrative control over the entire buffer-notified area, a move officials say will strengthen monitoring and improve habitat development.
According to officials, a government resolution (GR) to this effect was jointly issued by the state forest and revenue departments on December 24. With this decision, management of the buffer-notified areas will be transferred from the forest department and the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) to the NNTR administration.
Forest officials said the transfer will effectively double the reserve's managed area, enabling better micro-level plannin...