Cheetahs from Namibia are all set to be reintroduced into India, more than half a century after it became extinct in the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release eight cheetahs brought from Namibia at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh today. This is the world's first transcontinental project to restore large wild animals. Mr Modi will also address a conference of around one lakh women of self-help groups.
The Prime Minister will release the cheetahs in two enclosures. Two male cheetahs will be released in the first enclosure. A female cheetah will be released into the second enclosure. Shri Modi will plant saplings at Karahal in Sheopur district under Green Madhya Pradesh campaign.
The Prime Minister will address a conference of women self-help groups in Karahal itself at 12 pm. Shri Modi will also virtually inaugurate Special Backward Tribal Group Skill Development Training Centers at Shivpuri, Mandla, Shahdol and Tamia.
The remarkable thing to mention is that in the survey of possible areas conducted by Wildlife Institute of India for cheetah reintroduction in India, out of 10 selected places in the country, Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh has been found most suitable.
The area spread over 750 square kilometers of Kuno National Park is suitable for the habitat of about two dozen cheetahs.
Apart from this, about 3 thousand square kilometer forest area is available for free movement of cheetahs in two districts Sheopur and Shivpuri. As far as self-help groups are concerned, M.P. There are 3 lakh 86 thousand self-help groups working in the State Rural Livelihood Mission.
More than 43 lakh families are associated with these groups who are realizing the dream of self-reliant India.
