Indravati Tiger Reserve: a core of 1,258.37 sq km and a buffer of 1,540.70 sq km in Bijapur
Background
The Indravati Tiger Reserve lies in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
Its critical tiger habitat, or core, is 1,258.37 sq km and its buffer or peripheral area is 1,540.70 sq km, making a total of 2,799.07 sq km.
The Indravati river forms the boundary of the reserve on its northern and western sides.
The reserve has connectivity with tiger reserves in Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, and is contiguous with forests in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The reserve is preparing to admit visitors again after about four decades.
In plain words
Critical tiger habitat critical tiger habitat — The core area of a tiger reserve notified as needing to be kept inviolate for tiger conservation.
NTCA National Tiger Conservation Authority — The statutory authority that oversees Project Tiger and India's tiger reserves.