11 July 2022

The Madhya Pradesh government has urged the Centre to change the proposed fastest route for the Delhi-Nagpur Industrial Corridor with a longer one to save the forests of Pench Tiger Reserve and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in the state, people familiar with the development said.

Earlier, agencies appointed by the National Industrial Development Corporation (NIDC) proposed a 1,080-km fastest route between Delhi and Nagpur for industrial corridor, but it passes through Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary — the largest wildlife sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh located between Sagar and Narsinghpur districts — and Pench Tiger Reserve between Seoni and Nagpur districts.

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