New Delhi:
A demand for shifting of tigers of Ranthambore reserve, where their population was on the rise,
to another reserve in Kota region of Rajasthan was made by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in the Lok Sabha today.
"The population of tigers in the Ranthambore sanctuary has grown substantially. With the growing population, the tigers often stray into populated areas and create problems," BJP
member Om Birla said during Zero Hour.
Some of these tigers could be shifted from Ranthambore to the Mukundara Hills Reserve where a new tiger project is coming up, said Mr Birla, who represents Kota constituency in Rajasthan.
The Mukundara Hills Reserve spreads across the districts of Kota, Bundi, Chittorgarh and Jhalawar, covering 759 square kilometres, including core area of 417 square kilometres and a buffer zone of 342.82 square kilometres.
Also in the Parliament, Prabhas Singh of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) raised the issue of damage being caused to large number of historical temples in Bhubaneshwar due to incessant rains and floods and asked the government to take steps to protect the rich heritage.
"Many of these temples are in a very dangerous condition as they get inundated by rain water. Urgent steps must be taken to protect these historic temples," he said.