UMRED PAONI KARHANDALA SANCTUARY

UMRED PAONI KARHANDALA SANCTUARY

Subject: Environment

Context: A tigress and her two cubs were found dead on Friday evening in Umred Paoni Karhandala Sanctuary, some 50 kilometres from Nagpur, an official said.

Concept:

About the Sanctuary

• UmredKarhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, about 58 km from Nagpur and 60 km from Bhandaraspreed over PauniTahsil of Bhandara district and Umred, Kuhi and Bhivapur Taluka of Nagpur district, Maharashtra.
• This Sanctuary has also connection with TadobaAndhari Tiger Reserve through forest along Wainganga river.
• The sanctuary is home to resident breeding tigers, herds of Gaur, wild dogs and also rare animals like flying squirrels pangolins and honey badger.
• It is bounded roughly by the Wainganga river and the GoseKhurd Dam on the northeast, State Highway 9 and Bhiwapur Town on the south,Umred on the west and a narrow 10 km long range of 600-800 m hills to the northwest.
• It is located 40 km north of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and 50 km southwest of Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary & 60 km from Nagpur, Maharashtra. Pench Tiger Reserve is 80 km to the northwest.

Wainganga River

• Wainganga River is one of the key tributaries of the river Godavari.
• The river rises in the Mahadeo Hills in the Seoni District of Madhya Pradesh.
• It drains Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
• The Wainganga after joining the Wardha River at Chaprala in Gadchiroli district (Maharashtra) is known as the Pranahita River.
• Wardhariver originates in Satpura Range in Betul District, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Penganga river is a major tributary of the Wardha river and rises in the Ajanta range.
• Pranahitariver empties into the Godavari River at Kaleshwaram, Telangana.
• Pranahitariver is the largest tributary of the Godavari river covering about 34% of its drainage basin.
• Gosekhurdh irrigation project is being constructed on the Wainganga River.