Answer: Chhattisgarh
Notes: At least 12 suspected Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district. The Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve is located in Chhattisgarh. It was formed by merging Sitanadi and Udanti wildlife sanctuaries. The reserve is named after the Udanti and Sitanadi rivers that flow through it. It connects with the Kanker and North Kondagaon forest divisions, forming a corridor to Indravati Tiger Reserve. The reserve covers 1,872 sq.km and has mixed vegetation, including dry deciduous forests and tropical-subtropical plants near streams.
