Lemru Elephant Corridor

Lemru Elephant Corridor upsc mind map
  Context
    Ministry of Coal's decision
      Exclude certain coal mines from development
      Protect forest areas
        Including Lemru Elephant Corridor
    Aim: Balance between coal production and environmental preservation
  About Lemru Elephant Reserve
    Location: Korba district, Chhattisgarh
    Purpose
      Reduce human-elephant conflicts
      Elephants migrate from
        Odisha
        Jharkhand
    Contains
      Significant coal deposits
    Biodiverse area
      Called lungs of Chhattisgarh
    Notified in October 2020
      Under Section 36A of Wild Life (Protection) Act (WLPA), 1972
  Legal context
    Elephant reserves and corridors in India
      No legal sanctity under any law
      Including WLPA, 1972
      Only mentions
        National parks
        Wildlife sanctuaries
        Conservation and community reserves
          Known as Protected Areas
  About Hasdeo Forest
    Spans over 170 sq km
    Called “lungs of Chhattisgarh“
    Largest contiguous stretch of dense forestland
      In central India

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