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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