Appendices 3


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EXISTING AND PROPOSED GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD SANCTUARIES
 

State Name of the Sanctuary  Size  Approximate No. of bustards
Andhra Pradesh 1. Rollapadu    60 +
  2. Banganpalli Closed Area - 10 -15
  (Proposed)    
Gujarat 3. Bhatiya-Kalyanpur Area -  5 -10
  (Proposed)    
  4. Banni grasslands (Proposed) 840 km2 Not known
  5. Abdasa Taluka (Proposed) - Not known
  Karnataka    
  6. Rannebennur Blackbuck 123 km2 10 -15
  Sanctuary    
  7. Gutta! Plantation - 8 -10
  8. Bagalkot Plantation - 3 -5
  Madhya    
  9. Karera Bustard Sanctuary 202.21 km2  30 +
  Pradesh    
  10.Ghatigaon Bustard Sanctuary  512 km2 15- 18
  11. Pohri Bustard Area  - 10 -15
  (Proposed)    
Maharashtra 12.Bustard Sanctuary (Nanaj) 7818 km2 50- 60
Rajasthan 13.Sorson Closed Area c 10 km2 10- 15
  (Kundanpur)    
  14. Shokhaliya Closed Area 17 km2 80
  15. Desert National Park 3162 km2 200- 400
  16. Bathnoke Range, Bikaner - 10- 15
  (Proposed)