Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the figures of the current population of tigers in the country on Sunday. He informed that by the year 2022, the population of tigers in India has been recorded at 3,167. Bollywood actress Amitabh Bachchan has congratulated the people of the country for sharing the tiger population. He said that in April 1973, India launched an opportunistic Project ‘Tiger’ to promote tiger conservation. A few years ago, NDTV, passionate about this project, gave me an opportunity to join the ‘Save the Tiger’ campaign as an ambassador. It was a very proud moment for me.
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Amitabh Bachchan said that we had done many programs during this campaign. We also did a telethon which was held in the jungle. He said, “India is home to 70 per cent of the world’s tiger population. We must protect this snack in the next 50 years. It is the duty of every Indian to protect tigers.”
To mark the completion of 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’ Jhanjhat organized an event at the opening of the session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘International Big Cat Alliance’ (IBCA). IBCA aims to protect and conserve seven major species of the world’s ‘big cat’ family, including the tiger and lion.
Modi also released a book titled ‘Amrit Kaal Ka Bagh Drishti’, which outlines the vision for the conservation of tigers in the country over the next 25 years. In his message on ‘Status of Tigers-2022’, Modi quoted a Sanskrit verse from ‘Udyoga Parva’ of the Mahabharata, which said, “Nirvano Vadhyate Vyaghro Nirvyaghram Chhidyate Vanam”. Tasmadvyaghro vanam raksedvanam vyaghrancha palayet ॥” It means, “If there is no forest, they are killed, if there are no tigers, the forest is destroyed.” Therefore, the tiger protects the jungle and the jungle protects the tiger.
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