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Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh is getting ready to welcome African Cheetahs that have arrived from Namibia.
On Saturday morning, a special Boeing 747 carrying eight cheetahs landed at Gwalior airport.
The special plane carrying the big cats was supposed to land at Jaipur airport (Rajasthan), but that was later changed to Gwalior airport. The cheetahs were then flown in a special aircraft to Sheopur’s Kuno National Park (KNP).
Several teams of wildlife doctors/experts will monitor the health of cheetahs that arrived in the state after a 16-hour flight from Namibia, according to forest officials. “After a routine health checkup, these fastest moving wild animals were taken to their new destination – Sheopur district where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release them into Kuno National Park on Saturday” they added.
Notably, the special occasion was planned for September 17 to commemorate Prime Minister Modi’s 72nd birthday.
Governor Mangubhai C. Patel, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Faggan Singh Kulaste, and state BJP chief V. D. Sharma will greet the prime minister and witness the cheetahs’ release, among others.
The BJP’s Madhya Pradesh unit has elaborate plans to make the occasion memorable. The Prime Minister’s birthday will be celebrated for two weeks, culminating on October 2.
Source:OCN
