India, Nov. 12 -- To ease the tourist load on the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) and inspired by the success of Gorewada Zoo, the state forest department has proposed setting up a new tiger safari on a 515-acre site near the Forest Academy in Chandrapur. The proposal was forwarded to the Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for approval last week.

Chandrapur MLA Kishor Jorgewar has been actively pushing for the project after the success of the Gorewada zoo safari in Nagpur. The upcoming facility is being designed by Chandrashekharan Bala, general manager of Gorewada zoo, who is also overseeing the Chandrapur project, sources said.

The safari will feature three tige...