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• Uttarakhand cabinet has decided to form Special Tiger Force for Corbett Tiger Reserve.
• The force will have 85 posts.
• It will help to serve the much needed 2nd layer of protection for the tigers.
• The decision is in line with GOI guidelines for providing 3-tier protection to tigers.

3-TIER PROTECTION

• 1st layer of protection:- In the inner range by beat level forest guards. It is done through regular patrolling.
• 2nd layer of protection:- It will be provided by Special Tiger Protection Force.
• 3rd layer of protection:- Through intelligence-gathering mechanisms- by forest, police & central intelligence agency personnel.

 WHY STPF?

• There have been many cases in the past of illegal human intrusion into the reserve through villages located on its fringes.
• STPF will help blocking such intrusions.
• STPF will be deployed at the maximum on the extremely sensitive southern fringe of the reserve bordering Uttar Pradesh.

JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK

• It is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park.
• Located in Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.
• The park was the 1st to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
• Presently, the reserve has around 250 tigers.
• The park encompasses the Patli Dun valley formed by the Ramganga river.
• Forest covers almost 73% of the park, 10% of the area consists of grasslands.
• The reserve, located partly along a valley between the Lesser Himalaya in the north and the Shivaliks in the south.
• The weather in the park is temperate compared to most other protected areas of India.

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