Forest Minister Mahesh Gaagda on Saturday urged the Central Government saying that tribals should not be rehabilitated from the core jungle areas to preserve tigers.
He was participating in Global Tiger Day function held in New Delhi, an official press release issued here informed.
In his address, the Minister called upon all the states to develop 'Tiger Corridor' to increase the number of tigers all over the nation.
Union Environment Minister Dr. Harshvardhan presided over the function.
Gagda said that as per the Tiger census of the National Tiger Preservation Authority there were 26 tigers in the year 2010. The numbers increased to 46 in the year 2014 in Chhattisgarh.
The Forest Minister called upon the Union Government to sanction Tiger Conservation Corridor at Achanakmar, Bhoramdev and Kanha (Madhya Pradesh).
He said 'Tiger Corridor' can be developed from Indrawati Tiger Reserve in Bijapur district -Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh.