Archive · 3 Aug 2025
Political Shifts and Conservation Reserve Controversy in KB Asifabad
The government made a plan to protect an area where tigers move around, called a tiger corridor, by making it a 'conservation reserve'.
This plan has been changed a few times and is now causing disagreements among politicians.
Some people support it to help the tigers, while others, possibly for political reasons, now want it removed.
The government has paused the order, and the issue has reached the central government for a final decision.
GO 49, which established a conservation reserve, has a history of debate and change.
The conservation reserve was intended to protect the tiger corridor for safe tiger movement.
The proposal was previously supported by the BRS government and the NTCA.
Political parties across the spectrum are now opposing the conservation reserve, possibly for electoral gains.
The central government has been asked to cancel the orders for the conservation reserve.
- Who
- State and central government, various political parties including BRS, Congress, and BJP, and the NTCA.
- What
- Debate and political shifts concerning GO 49 and the Komaram Bheem Conservation Reserve.
- When
- The issue has seen changes from 2016-2025, with the latest action on July 21, 2025.
- Where
- KB Asifabad district, Telangana, specifically the tiger corridor area.
- Why
- To protect the tiger corridor and facilitate safe tiger movement, but the issue is now complicated by political considerations.
Conservation Supporters
Political Opponents
Reserve Designation
Conservation Supporters
Support the tiger corridor's conservation.
Political Opponents
Oppose the conservation reserve designation.
- Conservation Reserve Name
- Komaram Bheem
- Corridor Purpose
- Tiger movement
- GO 49 Status
- In abeyance
- NTCA Involvement
- Supported the creation of a reserve
- Protected Species
- Tigers and other wildlife
