*_🐯 India’s First Jungle Safari Vistadome Train – UPSC Key Points_* 🚆 Launch & Location India’s 1st Jungle Safari Vistadome Train 📍 Launched in Uttar Pradesh 🔗 Connects Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary with Dudhwa Tiger Reserve 🌄 Scenic Experience 👀 Vistadome coaches offer 360° jungle views 🌿 Promotes eco-tourism and biodiversity awareness 📸 Features: glass roof, large windows, rotatable seats 📅 Current & Future Operations 🗓 Operational on weekends 📈 Plans to expand to daily service 🎯 Goal: year-round accessibility for tourists 🌳 Eco-Tourism Integration 🌐 Part of “One Destination, Three Forests” campaign 🧭 Connects: 1️⃣ Dudhwa National Park 2️⃣ Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary 3️⃣ Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary 💰 Economic & Employment Impact 📈 Boosts local economy 👨‍🌾 Generates rural employment ♻️ Promotes sustainable development in the Terai region 📍 Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary 🦓 Established: 1975 | Area: 400.6 sq km 🐅 Became a Tiger Reserve in 2008 under Project Tiger 🌊 Wetland ecosystem supported by Girwa River 🐘 Ecological Significance of Katarniaghat ✅ Home to: 🦌 Chital, 🐗 Wild Boar, 🐅 Tiger 🌊 Gangetic Dolphin, 🐊 Gharial 🦅 Bengal Florican, 🐇 Hispid Hare 🌲 Forest Type: Mixed deciduous with sal and teak 🦁 Dudhwa Tiger Reserve 📍 Located in Lakhimpur Kheri, Indo-Nepal border 🗺 Part of Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) 🐅 Protects Royal Bengal Tigers in Uttar Pradesh 🌏 Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) 🌐 Cross-border corridor between India and Nepal 🔗 Includes: * Dudhwa National Park * Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary * Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary   🔄 Ensures wildlife migration and genetic exchange 🐯 Project Tiger Link 🚨 Launched: 1973 📘 Aim: Protect Bengal Tigers and their habitats 📍 Dudhwa (1987), Katarniaghat (2000) included under the project 🦏 Rich Biodiversity 🌿 Species include: 🦏 Indian Rhinoceros, 🦌 Swamp Deer 🦅 400+ bird species 📸 Valuable for wildlife researchers and tourists 🌱 Model for Sustainable Tourism 🌍 Supports SDG 15 – Life on Land ♻️ Combines tourism with conservation and community welfare *_❓ UPSC Prelims MCQ_* Q. Which sanctuary is connected to the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve via India’s first Jungle Safari Vistadome Train? 🟢 A. Katarniaghat 🔵 B. Kishanpur 🟡 C. Corbett 🔴 D. Pilibhit ✅ Correct Answer: A. Katarniaghat *_🎯 UPSC Relevance_* Prelims: * Environment & Ecology * Protected Areas, Biodiversity, Project Tiger GS Paper 3: * Conservation, Biodiversity, Sustainable Tourism Essay/GS1: * Eco-tourism’s role in sustainable development Governance: * Wildlife Policy + Local Economy Integration *_#examlife_*