TIGER BRIDGE
The city of Nagpur, in Maharashtra, is known as the Tiger Capital of India or the Tiger Gateway of India. Many tiger reserves and sanctuaries are present in and around the city, and it connects many tiger reserves in India to the world. The 300m long ‘Tiger bridge’ is a viaduct bridge designed to bolster the identity of the city and its significant contribution towards the conservation of these glorious creatures, preventing their extinction and protecting our natural heritage. Nagpur city also houses the regional office of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), established in 2005 under the tiger protection programme, ‘Project Tiger’ which was initiated by the government of India in 1973.
Design of Impact
Tigers make extensive use of their vision for everyday functions and applications, but particularly for hunting during the darkness of night or the limited visibility of dusk or storms. Tigers hunt mainly during the evening and night times, when the vision of their prey is compromised. For this reason, their night time vision is excellent; about six times better than that of humans. There is a wide line of nerves running horizontally across the centre of the eye. This makes a huge difference to the peripheral vision capabilities of the tiger and allows them to be aware of approaching dangers as well as of prey that may be slightly out of their immediate field of sight. In a life dominated by necessity, the tigers sense of sight is an essential part of its very survival.
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