Question

Which among the following cities was declared as ‘Tiger Gateway of India’?
A. Bhopal
B. Nagpur
C. Mysore
D. Lucknow

Answer 1

Hint: As we all know that in April 2011 our union minister for environment and forests announced that three new tiger reserves would be notified in Maharashtra as its city is a gateway of 13 tiger reserves in the country.

Complete answer:
> As we know that in April 2011 our union minister for environment and forests announced that three new tiger reserves would be notified in Maharashtra. He declared Nagpur as the “Tiger Gateway of India” as it is the second capital of Maharashtra and is the entry point to 13 of the 39 tiger reserves in India.
> Nagpur is the third largest city and winter capital of Maharashtra and it is the fifth fastest growing city in the world. It was identified as the best city in terms of cleanliness, public transport, greenery, health care and livability.
> It is also called the orange city due to the large cultivation of oranges in some regions of the city.
> Nagpur hosts the regional office of National Tiger Conservation Authority. Many Tiger reserves are situated around this city like Pench Tiger Reserve which is situated around range from the city, Tadoba National park is located south of the city within a range of 141km from the city.
> Other tiger reserves include Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Navegaon National Park and Bor Wildlife Sanctuary and all of these reserves are situated within 200km radius from Nagpur city.

Therefore the correct answer is (B).

Note: The tiger range countries include countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam all of these countries are a part of the global Tiger Recovery Program as tigers are becoming endangered.