Maha Pench Tiger Reserve

Pench Tiger Reserve is the well-known Tiger Reserve in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Pench National Park came into being when the Government of Maharashtra declared its intention to constitute this area of 257.26 sq. km. vide gazette notification No. PGS 1375/121758-F I. Dated 22nd November 1975. Later on, Pench National Park has been declared as a 25th Tiger reserve of India vide Government of India letter F No. 1-1/96-PT, dated 18th February 1999, and Government of Maharashtra Resolution No. WLP-1095/CR-110/F-1, dated 23rd February 1999. The total area of 387.42 sq km. was declared as a Buffer area of Pench Tiger Reserve in 2010, with an area of 182.59 sq km. out of the buffer zone area was declared as Mansinghdeo Wildlife Sanctuary vide notification no WLP 10-07/CR/198/F-1 dated 7th November 2010.