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{{Short description|Tiger reserve in India}}
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'''Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve''' is the largest [[tiger reserves of India|tiger reserve in India]]. The reserve spreads over five districts, [[Kurnool District]], [[Prakasam District]], [[Guntur District]], [[Nalgonda District]] and [[Mahabub Nagar district]]. The total area of the tiger reserve is {{convert|3728|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104626/http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The core area of this reserve is {{convert|1200|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. The reservoirs and temples of [[Srisailam]] are major attraction for many tourists and pilgrims.<ref name="PT"/> It is the largest tiger reserve forest in India and is located inside [[Nallamala forest]] area.
'''Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve''' is the largest [[tiger reserve]] in India encompassing an area of {{cvt|3728|km2}} in five districts: [[Nandyal district|Nandyal]], [[Prakasam District|Prakasam]], [[Palnadu district|Palnadu]], [[Nalgonda District|Nalgonda]] and [[Mahabub Nagar district]]s of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts |title=Facts & Figures of NagarjunaSagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve Atmakur Andhra Pradesh |access-date=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104626/http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Its core area is {{cvt|1200|km2}}.<ref name=PT/>


==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Map.jpg|thumb|Map of Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve]]
[[File:NagarjunaSagarDam.JPG|thumb|Nagarjuna Sagar Dam]]
[[File:NagarjunaSagarDam.JPG|thumb|Nagarjuna Sagar Dam]]
This reserve is located between longitude: 78°30' to 79°28' east and latitude: 15°53' to 16°43' north. Elevation varies from {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} to {{convert|917|m|ft|abbr=on}} above [[mean sea level]].
The hill ranges contain a number of plateaus including [[Amrabad]], Srisailam, Peddacheruvu, Sivapuram, and Nekkanti. Nagarjunasagar receives rains from the [[southwest monsoon]], which is active from the second half of June to the end of September. The [[Krishna River]] cuts its basin almost {{cvt|200|m}} deep over a distance of {{cvt|130|km}} through the reserve. There are several waterfalls in the reserve such as the [[Ethipothala Falls]], Pedda Dukudu, Gundam and Chaleswaram.<ref name=PT>{{cite web |title=Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve |url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/nagarjunasagar.htm |work=Reserve Guide – Project Tiger Reserves in India |author=National Tiger Conservation Authority |publisher=Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230052649/http://projecttiger.nic.in/nagarjunasagar.htm |archive-date=30 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


Average annual rainfall is {{convert|1000|mm|in|abbr=on}}.
This reserve is located between longitude: 78°30' to 79°28' east and latitude: 15°53' to 16°43' north. Elevation varies from {{cvt|100|to|917|m}}.{{cn|date=June 2025}}
Average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1000|mm}}.{{cn|date=June 2025}}


The hill ranges contain a number of plateaus, of which, [[Amrabad]], Srisailam, Peddacheruvu, Sivapuram, and Nekkanti are noteworthy. Nagarjunasagar receives rains from the [[southwest monsoon]], which is active from the second half of June to the end of September. The [[Krishna river]] cuts its basin almost {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep over a distance of {{convert|130|km|mi|abbr=on}} through the reserve. There are several waterfalls in the reserve such as the [[Ethipothala Falls]], Pedda Dukudu, Gundam and Chaleswaram.<ref name="PT">{{cite web
==History==
|url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/nagarjunasagar.htm
This area contains several rock shelters and cave temples including: [[Srisailam#Akka Mahadevi caves|Akka Mahadevi Bhilam]], Dattatreya Bhilam, Umaa Maheswaram, Kadalivanam, and Palankasari.<ref name="PT"/><ref name="siasat">{{cite news |title=Mahboob Ali Khan's palace in Srisailam Tigers' Reserves neglected |url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected|newspaper=[[Siasat Daily]]|date=30 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703045612/http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected|archive-date=3 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PT93">
|title=Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve
{{cite web|url=http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html|title=Nagarjunasagar – Srisailam Tiger Reserve|author=National Tiger Conservation Authority |year=1993|work=PT status '93|publisher=Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India|location=Bikaner House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123114849/http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html|archive-date=23 January 2012|access-date=2012-02-10}}</ref>
|work=Reserve Guide – Project Tiger Reserves in India
|author=National Tiger Conservation Authority
|publisher=Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230052649/http://projecttiger.nic.in/nagarjunasagar.htm
|archive-date=30 December 2011
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
 
==Ancient history==
The ancient [[Srisailam#Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple|temples]] at Srisailam of Lord [[Shiva|Mallikarjuna]] and his consort goddess Bhramaramba, an incarnation of [[Parvathi]] as the fair-complexioned boon from [[Brahma]], contain one of the twelve sacred [[Shaiva]] [[Jyotirlinga]]s and one of the eighteen [[Shakti Peethas#18 Maha Shakti Pithas|Maha Shakthi peethas]] in India.
 
This area contains ruins of [[Nagarjunakonda|Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam]]. The site was once the location of many Buddhist universities and monasteries.
 
The ruins of a fort of the 3rd century [[BCE]] Indian ruler, [[Ikshvaku#House of Ikshvaku|Ikshwaku]] [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]] overlook the Nirjivapuram (Lifeless city) valley. The ancient fort of king [[Kakatiya dynasty#Rudra Deva|Pratap Rudra]] of the [[Kakatiya dynasty]] and several other forts are visible on the banks of the Krishna River. An ancient {{convert|105|mi|km|abbr=on}} wall constructed there by the Kakateeyas is an impressive historic feature.
 
This area contains several rock shelters and cave temples including: [[Srisailam#Akka Mahadevi caves|Akka Mahadevi Bhilam]], Dattatreya Bhilam, Umaa Maheswaram, Kadalivanam, and Palankasari.<ref name="PT"/><ref name="siasat">{{cite news |title=Mahboob Ali Khan's palace in Srisailam Tigers' Reserves neglected|url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected|newspaper=[[Siasat Daily]]|date=30 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703045612/http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected|archive-date=3 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PT93">
{{cite web|url=http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html|title=Nagarjunasagar – Srisailam Tiger Reserve|author=National Tiger Conservation Authority|year=1993|work=PT status '93|publisher=Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India|location=Bikaner House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123114849/http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html|archive-date=23 January 2012|access-date=2012-02-10}}</ref>


==Flora==
==Flora==
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==Fauna==
==Fauna==
The main [[mammal]]s in the reserve are: [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[sloth bear]], [[Ussuri dhole]], [[Indian pangolin]], [[chital]], [[sambar deer]], [[chevrotain]], [[blackbuck]], [[chinkara]] and [[chowsingha]]. Lesser fauna include [[mugger crocodile]], [[Python molurus|Indian python]], [[Indian cobra]], [[Ptyas mucosa|rat snake]], [[Bengal monitor]], [[Indian star tortoise]] and [[Indian peafowl]].<ref name="PT"/> Endemic reptiles like the skinks [[Ashwamedh writhing skink]], [[Sharma's mabuya]] lizards and the [[Coluber bholanathi|Nagarjun Sagar racer snake]], Wildboar, Mongoose, Porcupine are particular highlights of this region.
[[File:Indian Spotted deer.jpg|thumb|Spotted deer in Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, Telangana]]
The main [[mammal]]s in the reserve are: [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[sloth bear]], [[dhole]], [[Indian pangolin]], [[chital]], [[sambar deer]], [[chevrotain]], [[blackbuck]], [[chinkara]] and [[chowsingha]]. Lesser fauna include [[mugger crocodile]], [[Indian python]], [[Indian cobra]], [[Ptyas mucosa|rat snake]], [[Bengal monitor]], [[Indian star tortoise]] and [[Indian peafowl]].<ref name="PT"/>
 
==Economic valuation of ecosystem services==
In a study (conducted during 2016–2019) that ascertained the economic value of the [[ecosystem service]]s provided free of cost by the 'Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve', it was found that the economic value of 'Regulating Services' (such as carbon sequestration, water provisioning and purification, soil conservation, nutrient retention, pollination, climate regulation, gene pool protection, waste assimilation, etc.) amounted to Rs 16,041.15 crore per year. 'Provisioning Services' amounted to Rs 766.99 million per year, while 'Cultural Services' and 'Supporting Services' amounted to Rs 17.40 million per year and Rs 818.11 million per year respectively.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Economic valuation of tiger reserves in India: A Value+ approach | url=https://ntca.gov.in/assets/uploads/Reports/EconEval/Economic_evaluation_phaseII.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827024218/https://ntca.gov.in/assets/uploads/Reports/EconEval/Economic_evaluation_phaseII.pdf | archive-date=2021-08-27}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==


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Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Location
Coordinates16°18′N 78°59′E / 16.300°N 78.983°E / 16.300; 78.983
Area3,728 km2 (1,439 sq mi)
Established1983
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Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve is the largest tiger reserve in India encompassing an area of 3,728 km2 (1,439 sq mi) in five districts: Nandyal, Prakasam, Palnadu, Nalgonda and Mahabub Nagar districts of Andhra Pradesh.[1] Its core area is 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi).[2]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

The hill ranges contain a number of plateaus including Amrabad, Srisailam, Peddacheruvu, Sivapuram, and Nekkanti. Nagarjunasagar receives rains from the southwest monsoon, which is active from the second half of June to the end of September. The Krishna River cuts its basin almost 200 m (660 ft) deep over a distance of 130 km (81 mi) through the reserve. There are several waterfalls in the reserve such as the Ethipothala Falls, Pedda Dukudu, Gundam and Chaleswaram.[2]

This reserve is located between longitude: 78°30' to 79°28' east and latitude: 15°53' to 16°43' north. Elevation varies from 100 to 917 m (328 to 3,009 ft).[citation needed] Average annual rainfall is 1,000 mm (39 in).[citation needed]

History[edit | edit source]

This area contains several rock shelters and cave temples including: Akka Mahadevi Bhilam, Dattatreya Bhilam, Umaa Maheswaram, Kadalivanam, and Palankasari.[2][3][4]

Flora[edit | edit source]

The main types of forest biomes in the reserve are: southern tropical dry mixed deciduous forest, Hardwickia forest and Deccan thorn scrub forests with much Euphorbia scrub. Important plant species here are: Anogeissus latifolia (axlewood), Cleisthanthus collinus (odcha), Terminalia spp., Pterocarpus marsupium, Hardwickia binata (anjan tree), Boswellia serrata (Indian frankincense or salai), Tectona grandis (teak), Mundulea sericea and Albizia spp. (silkplants).[2]

Fauna[edit | edit source]

Spotted deer in Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, Telangana

The main mammals in the reserve are: Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, sloth bear, dhole, Indian pangolin, chital, sambar deer, chevrotain, blackbuck, chinkara and chowsingha. Lesser fauna include mugger crocodile, Indian python, Indian cobra, rat snake, Bengal monitor, Indian star tortoise and Indian peafowl.[2]

Economic valuation of ecosystem services[edit | edit source]

In a study (conducted during 2016–2019) that ascertained the economic value of the ecosystem services provided free of cost by the 'Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve', it was found that the economic value of 'Regulating Services' (such as carbon sequestration, water provisioning and purification, soil conservation, nutrient retention, pollination, climate regulation, gene pool protection, waste assimilation, etc.) amounted to Rs 16,041.15 crore per year. 'Provisioning Services' amounted to Rs 766.99 million per year, while 'Cultural Services' and 'Supporting Services' amounted to Rs 17.40 million per year and Rs 818.11 million per year respectively.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Facts & Figures of NagarjunaSagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve Atmakur Andhra Pradesh". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 National Tiger Conservation Authority. "Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve". Reserve Guide – Project Tiger Reserves in India. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mahboob Ali Khan's palace in Srisailam Tigers' Reserves neglected". Siasat Daily. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  4. ↑ National Tiger Conservation Authority (1993). "Nagarjunasagar – Srisailam Tiger Reserve". PT status '93. Bikaner House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Economic valuation of tiger reserves in India: A Value+ approach" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

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