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If constructed without any mitigation measures, the line will cut Bor Tiger Reserve (BTR) into two parts.With 139sqkm core area, Bor is the country’s smallest tiger reserve with presence of seven tigers and over 200 bird species, and hundreds of herbivores. NAGPUR: Even as protests against upgrade of the railway line through Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) are yet to die down, the Central Railway (CR) has approved a proposal for a new 77km line between Katol and Wardha. “The plan was discussed at length at a meeting in Mumbai on September 5 and approved by general manager DK Sharma. There is huge congestion between Nagpur and Wardha (79km). The Nagpur CR handles at least 220 mail/ express and freight trains, and carrying capacity of tracks has exceeded 180% now,” said railway officials.The railway distance between Katol and Wardha is 139km..