The national board for wildlife\'s decision to defer road expansion projects affecting the Pranhita wildlife sanctuary reflects growing environmental concerns. It impacts two major infrastructure proposals in Maharashtra\'s Gadchiroli district.
Source: The Times of India
About Pranhita wildlife sanctuary:
It is a protected area located in Mancherial district (Old Adilabad District) of Telangana.
It is situated on the banks of Pranahita River, 35 km away from Mancherial town.
It is famous for Blackbuck and over 20 species of reptiles, over 50 species of birds, over 40 species of mammals.
It was established on 13 March 1980, and covers an area of 136.02 km2.
It encompasses southern tropical dry deciduous forests, with dry shrub jungle and grasslands.
Pranahita River:
It is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of Penganga, Wardha and Wainganga Rivers.
It drains a large part of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, as well as the southern slopes of the Satpura Range in southeast Madhya Pradesh.
It flows along the border of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra and Komaram Bheem Asifabad district in Telangana.
Its sub-basin is the seventh largest in India, making it larger than the individual basins of Narmada and Kaveri.
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