Financial Aid To MPTF's Tiger Conservation Project

Recently, the Wildlife Conservation Trust of Mumbai had offered a helping hand to Madhya Pradesh Tiger Foundation (MPTF). The Wildlife Conservation Trust of Mumbai has given a hefty sum of Rs 97.65 lakh to the MPTF for its Tiger Conservation Project in three most popular Tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh.

The main focus of MPTF's Tiger Conservation Project is on Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Pench Tiger Reserve of the state. MPTF is working hard to increase the Tiger population in these three reserves and this fund will surely give a momentum to its conservation project.

Shri Rajendra Shukla, Minister of State for forests, has announced that the State Government has would fund Rs 20 lakh to MPTF for collecting information about poacher, to impart training to the forest officials. This amount would also be used to reward the forest employees, who are working for the protection of Tiger population in these afore mentioned reserves.

Moreover he added that, WCT of Mumbai and MPTF has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU), in this regard. He has mentioned that, an amount of Rs 45.13 lakh, Rs 28.78 lakh and Rs 23.74 lakh will be given to the Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Pench Tiger Reserve respectively to solve the problem of scarcity of patrolling vehicles along with other materials . These things will in turn help to tighten the security vigilance in these three reserves.