A massive fire has broken out in the Sariska Tiger Reserve and Air Force helicopters equipped with water sprays are battling to bring it under control.

Sariska Tiger Reserve

• Sariska Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve in Alwar district, Rajasthan.
• It stretches over an area of 881 sq km comprising scrub-thorn arid forests, dry deciduous forests, grasslands, and rocky hills.
• This area was a hunting preserve of the Alwar state and was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1958.
• It was given the status of a tiger reserve making it a part of India’s Project Tiger in 1978.
• It is the first reserve in the world with successfully relocated tigers.
• It is a part of the Aravalli Range and the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests eco-region.

Existential threats

• It is rich in mineral resources, such as copper.
• In spite of the Supreme Court’s 1991 ban on mining in the area, marble mining continues to threaten the environment.

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