NTCA asks MP govt to correct data related to tigers
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The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has asked the Madhya Pradesh Government to enter correct data related to tigers in its state on an online platform, according to an RTI document.
A letter has been sent to the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state by the NTCA to re-enter the data.
There are an estimated 2,226 tigers in India, it said.
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Information
Data entry errors found in information provided by MP govt
Certain data entry errors were pointed out in information given by MP government during a meeting held in Nagpur in May. Later, the NTCA had also provided technical assistance to Madhya Pradesh on the basis of a request from the state in this regard.
Tiger reserves
Madhya Pradesh has 6 tiger reserves with 308 tigers
"You're requested to kindly re-enter data in the manner as suggested at the earliest," said the NTCA letter, a copy of which was received in response to an RTI application filed by Bhopal-based wildlife activist Ajay Dubey.
There are six tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh, Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna, Bori-Satpura, Sanjay-Dubri, and Pench, which have about 308 tigers, as per a 2014 central government report.