Himanta Biswa Sarma Inspects Anti-Poaching Activities in Kaziranga

KAZIRANGA: Himanta Biswa Sarma undertook an inspection tour of the popular Kaziranga National Park of the state of Assam on Sunday.

The Chief Minister was accompanied by several other specialists on this inspection visit. The key idea behind this visit was to take stock of the measures implemented by the forest department of the state towards the complete elimination of wildlife poaching in the Kaziranga National Park.

Himanta Biswa Sarma also visited the vulnerable zones on the banks of the Brahmaputra River inside the Kaziranga National Park. He interacted with the forest guards posted at these locations of the National Park. He also interacted with the officials of the park regarding this topic during the visit.

According to the record books, the year 2022 was a very important year for the protected area as well as the entire state as the Kaziranga National Park was able to reach the landmark of zero incidents of wildlife poaching. This was the first time since the year 1977 in the Kaziranga National Park.

“Today HCM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma travelled inside Kaziranga National Park to personally assess various measures undertaken to eliminate poaching. HCM specially visited vulnerable zones on the banks of Brahmaputra and interacted with forest guards at camps & other officials.” mentioned the Twitter handle of the Assam Chief Minister’s Office.

In an unfortunate incident, two people were injured after being attacked by a wild rhino in Assam. The incident took place near the popular Kaziranga National Park of Assam on Thursday. According to local people, two people aboard a two-wheeler sustained injuries after they were attacked by a wild rhino. The incident took place near the Haldhibari wildlife corridor located near the Kohora range of the Kaziranga National Park.

Both the injured people were shifted to a medical facility in Jorhat following the incident. They were first administered first aid in a health centre in Kohora before being shifted to the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital.

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