Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh & Uttarakhand Sign the Tiger Agenda

Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand are two of the most crucial tiger states in the country. Vikram Chandra, Group CEO, NDTV hosts this special episode on the tiger agenda. Madhya Pradesh known as the tiger land of India has some of the most important and populated tiger reserves in the country including Pench, Kanha, Panna, Satpura and Bandhavgarh. However, there are a lot of issues in this state in the central Indian landscape, ranging from rising man-animal conflict issues, relocation to controversial subjects such as the widening of the NH 7 National Highway, the joining of the Ken and Betwa rivers which is said to submerge 90 Sq KM of the Panna Tiger Reserve and the experimental start to Night Safaris in Pench. We put these important questions along with our 6 point tiger agenda to the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Shivraj Singh Chauhan has been one of the biggest supporters of the save our tigers campaign right from its first edition. This year he takes his commitment a step further by signing and supporting the Aircel-NDTV Save Our Tigers: TIGER AGENDA. Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Mr. Harish Rawat joins us too in this special episode to discuss the state of tigers in Uttarakhand. Important issues like the notification of new tiger reserves, relocation, illegal mining and the creation of the STPF (Special Tiger Protection Force) are discussed with the Chief Minister. Harish Rawat also signs and supports the 6 point tiger agenda and vows to do everything he can to safeguard our national animal.