Panna TR
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Overview
Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh lies on the Ken. Tigers were revived here after 2009, and the Ken–Betwa link, the first river link, passes through it.
It lies in the Vindhyan hills along the Ken river in Panna and Chhatarpur districts.
Tigers were wiped out here by 2009 and successfully reintroduced from other reserves.
Panna is also known for diamond mines and was declared a biosphere reserve in 2011.
The Panna diamond mines are run by NMDC at Majhgawan.
The Ken–Betwa link project will submerge part of the reserve.
Panna was a Bundela kingdom.
The Pandav falls are in the reserve.
Geography and key facts
- MP, on the Ken
- Tiger revival
- Ken–Betwa link
- Ken river
- Tigers reintroduced after 2009
- Biosphere reserve (2011)
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on river linking and conservation.
Note for UPSC
Madhya Pradesh on the Ken river; tigers were revived after 2009.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Panna TR yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Madhya Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 24.730°N, 80.010°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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