The Mukundara Hills Tiger reserve is located in Rjasthan's Hadoti region and spread scross four districts- Kota, Bundi, Chittorgarh and Jhalawar, covering an area of 759sq. km. It has a core area of 417sq. km and a buffer zone covering 342.82sq. km. It was declared protected area in 1955 . The forest is very thick and dense. Surrounded by four rivers- Ramzan, Ahu, Kali and Chambal which form its boundary, it is situated between two parallel mountains Mukundara and Gagrola, it is drained by tributaries of Chambal river. It is 15km from Kota.
After Ranthambore and Sariska, Mukundara Hills will be the third big cat habitat. The Rajasthan Government recommended the National Tiger Conservation Authority to notify an area of tiger reserve under section 38V of Wildlife Protection ACT. It was announced by the government in August 2012. The government had issued preliminary notification naming the reserve Rajiv Gandhi. However later in 2003 when BJP came into power it was named as Mukudara Hills Nation Park.
A national park is an area which is strictly reserved for the betterment of the wildlife and biodiversity and where activities like developmental, forestry, poaching, hunting and grazing on cultivation are not permitted. The reserve doesn't have tiger population of its own but serves as an extension to Ranthambore tiger reserve. An 82sq. km area within the park has already been enclosed in order to secure the habitat for RT-91 a prime adult male. It was released in the Darrah Range by the forest department. The tiger is popularly known as Mirza. He was honeytrapped and tranquillised. In Ramgarh sanctuary transported here by the wildlife department. For the time being RT-91 acclimatized a no tourism will be allowed.
The Story of New Tiger Reserve - Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve
Darrah was declared a (Protected area) wildlife sanctuary in 1955. The Darrah wildlife sanctuary was declared as Mukundra Hills National Park in 2004.
The park got the nod from National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in 2013 and the state (Rajasthan) bagged its third tiger reserve in the form of the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve. But now perhaps it is the one of its kind without a tiger in it.
Monuments in Kota is the third largest city in the state of Rajasthan and is one of the popular tourist destinations. Situated on the banks of the Chambal River, the city of Kota is famous for its distinctive style of paintings, palaces, museums, and places of worship. The city is known for gold jewellery, Doria sarees, silk sarees and the famous Kota stone. The history of Kota dates back to the 12th century when Rao Deva conquered the territory and founded Hadoti. The independent Rajput state of Kota was carved out of Bundi in 1631. The kingdom of Kota had a turbulent history as it was raided by various Mughal rulers, Maharajas of Jaipur and even the Maratha warlords. The city of Kota is well known all over the world for its architectural splendour comprising beautiful palaces, temples and museums which exhibit the grandeur of the foregone era.
