Tamil NaduSunday, 12 July 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve ESZ master plan: 0-33.65 km zone, 2019 notification and stakeholder consultations
Nilgiris officials held consultations on July 10-11, 2026 to prepare the zonal master plan for the notified ESZ around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On July 10 and 11, 2026, the Forest and Revenue departments in The Nilgiris held stakeholder consultations to prepare the zonal master plan for the notified eco-sensitive zone around the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
Key specifics
- The Union government had notified an eco-sensitive zone extending from 0 to 33.65 km around the boundary of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
- The notified ESZ covers 438.904 sq. km of Gudalur forest division, 409.825 sq. km of Nilgiris forest division and 3.422 sq. km of the MTR core area.
- The ESZ notification was issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on December 13, 2019.
- Consultations were held with Adivasis, farmers, resort owners and vehicle safari operators at Chokkanalli community hall and Theppakadu conference hall.
- The Forest Department and Sigur Nature Trust recorded stakeholder suggestions for use in the zonal master plan.
Exam lens
TNPSC Tamil Nadu governance and environment question type: notification-date, area-based facts and stakeholder mapping, MTR, ESZ, December 13, 2019, 438.904 sq. km and 409.825 sq. km are the key recall points.