Ken Betwa Project

Rs 9,393 cr Ken-Betwa river linking project, first of its kind, gets wildlife board approval

The water resources ministry of Uma Bharti, who had recently threatened agitation for faster nod for the Ken-Betwa river link project, has agreed to all conditions to get the approval from the wildlife board

Uma Bharti threatens to go on hunger strike if Ken-Betwa project is delayed

"I consider causing delay to the project as national crime... Because you are denying livelihood for 70 lakh people," Bharti said.

Poachers aren't the only threat: Protected area size puts tigers in danger, encroachment ups risk

According to a study published in Biological Conservation, tigers disappear from these forests at a faster rate than any other habitat. In recent years, two such forests, Sariska in 2004 and Panna in 2009, lost their host of tigers.