Last week that is on July 29, Mungantiwar had written to Amitabh and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar requesting them to act as brand ambassadors for the state government’s ambitious Tiger Conservation projects. Amitabh Bachchan accepted the invitation Sudhir Mungantiwar who is the Finance and Forests Minister of Maharastra said here on Monday.

The superstar Amitabh Bachchan sent a formal letter to the state government accepting its proposal and invite. He wish to accept kind offer from central government of maharastra to render his services towards the state government’s initiative for Tiger Conservation. This (letter) may kindly be treated as my consent to represent the state of Maharashtra as its Tiger Ambassador.

Big B to become Brand Ambassador of Tiger Conservation Project:

Bachchan will now use his charisma to protect tigers. The 72-year-old actor has accepted the Maharashtra government’s invitation to become a brand ambassador for its ambitious Tiger Conservation projects, Finance and Forests Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar had said.”Bachchan’s immense popularity and the love he enjoys among the masses will definitely give an impetus to the state government’s initiative for tiger conservation and protection, and create awareness on the importance of tiger among the people of the state,” Mungantiwar said on the occasion.

I am confident that involvement of citizens in the save tiger movement will convert it into a popular movement with the help of Amitabh Bachchan, he added.

Amitabh Bachchan to become Maharashtra’s ‘Tiger Ambassador’:

Maharashtra has six tiger projects, including five in Vidarbha and one in Western Maharashtra (the Sahyadri tiger project). The tiger census, results for which were released in 2014, shows that India has 2,226 tigers, up from 1,706 in 2010. Maharashtra has around 190 such big cats, more than 169 in 2010.

Of these, the Tadoba-Andhari tiger reserve in Vidarbha accounts for 72 big cats, including 60 in the core area and 12 in the buffer zone. This does not count cubs as they have a low survival rate.Maharashtra has asked the central government to allocate special funds to conserve and protect the big cats in these four states.