Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP)

Under the regime of T.R. Baalu, two new Tiger Reserves were created in Arunachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and area of two existing reserves in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh was extended. The population of tiger increased from 3508 to 3642. During the same period, a total of 19 Elephant Reserves were set up in the country and population of elephants increased from 28,000 to 29,000