MP cabinet clears Nauradehi as third cheetah habitat; relocation planned

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve will become the new home for cheetahs in the state before the monsoon next year following the successful translocation of the big cats from Africa to Kuno National ParkThe state cabinet has given inprinciple approval to develop the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve located at Nauradehi in Sagar district as the third habitat in the state for the worlds fastest animalWe are building three large cheetah reserves We have only released three cheetahs in the Gandhi Sagar Tiger Reserve There could be 50 Nauradehi has just been approved at the Khajuraho cabinet meeting Were preparing an enclosure there This will become a new home for cheetahs before this next years monsoon Yadav told PTI in an interview on completing two years in office on SaturdayThe first cheetah habitat was opened at the Kuno National Park KNP in Sheopur in September 2022 and the second one at the Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary in Mandsaur in April this yearReferring to the cheetah project Yadav said The entire state is open to cheetahs Just imagine their growing population within our state India and Madhya Pradesh within India is the only place in the world where cheetah rehabilitation is successful Many other states have tried but none have succeededKNP is home to 28 cheetahs and the Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary has two big catsEight cheetahs are expected to be brought to KNP from Botswana in January 2026 an official earlier saidAsked about the recent increase in the number of tiger deaths in the state CM Yadav said When there are too many tigers such incidents naturally occur But we are trying to minimise thisTigers are also migrating from our territory to other states and we are also exchanging wild animals Therefore we are trying to ensure that our tigers do not face any difficulties The tiger is a beautiful creature of the wild We are trying to protect it and do better work he saidCM Yadav said his government is also working to translocate many other wildlife species to the stateWe are bringing rhinoceroses from Assam King cobras are also found in the forests there We have also brought them from Bengaluru We are building a snake park We will build rescue centres and zoos in our tiger reserves to promote tourism and save the lives of animals We are doing many such works he saidAsked about his and Prime Minister Narendra Modis priority to double the farmers income and how he will achieve this target Yadav said Our formula is essentially the prime ministersIf the irrigation areas are increased and water is provided to dry fields crop prices increase he notedWhen farmers grow two crops and then three crops from one previously their income will naturally increase We have also focused on milk production We are also focusing on fruit production he saidYadav also said his government is focusing on a campaign called Ek Bagiya Maa Ke Naam one garden in the name of mother aimed at developing clusterbased fruit orchards which will benefit farmers We are doing many such things in the interest of farmers he addedThe government is also encouraging smallscale cottage industries and providing free electricity to farmers through solar energy the CM saidSo all these things will increase farmers income and reduce expenses which will definitely improve their lives he addedAsked about the NCRB data indicating that STSC communities face the maximum atrocities in Madhya Pradesh Yadav said This is not true Wherever it seems we take action and the action is ongoing If you observe youll notice we have welfare schemes for all sections of society in this state We work equally for all sections and its results are clearly visibleThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever