20th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)

Current Context: Recently 20th Meeting of NTCA was held in Arunachal Pradesh.

• It was held in Pakke tiger reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.
• It was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Bhupendra Yadav. (Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change)
• This was the first time in history that an NTCA meeting happened outside the national capital.
• On this occasion, around 100 air guns were surrendered by the local villagers.
• In Arunachal Pradesh had in March 2021 started Air Gun Surrender Abhiyaan which has so far yielded great results.
• The following documents prepared by NTCA were released in the meeting:
• Standard operating procedure for tiger reintroduction and supplementation in wild
• Forest fire audit protocol for tiger reserves
• Technical manual on MEE of Tiger reserves in India

Question:

Q.1 Where is Pakke Tiger reserve located?
a. Assam
b. Mizoram
c. West Bengal
d. Arunachal Pradesh