Indian government has notified the 56th Tiger Reserve of the country in Chhattisgarh . Guru Ghasidas - Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve of Chhattisgarh is going to be the 3rd largest in the country.

• It encompasses a total area of 2829.38 sq. km, including a core tiger habitat of 2049.2 sq. km, comprising the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary, with a buffer of 780.15 sq. km.
• The NTCA had accorded final approval for notifying the Guru Ghasidas- Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve in October 2021.
• The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, informed about the new tiger reserve notification on social media platform X.