LIVE UPDATES; PM Modi visits Assam’s Kaziranga National Park
The prime minister had arrived at Kaziranga on Friday evening on a two-day visit to the state.
GUWAHATI- Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the elephant and jeep safari inside Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Saturday morning, an official said.
Modi, on his maiden visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, first took the elephant safari in Mihimukh area of the Central Kohora Range of the park followed by the jeep safari inside the same range.
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“Feeding sugar cane to Lakhimai, Pradyumna and Phoolmai. Kaziranga is known for the rhinos but there are also large number of elephants there, along with several other species”
This morning I was at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Nestled amidst lush greenery, this UNESCO World Heritage site is blessed with diverse flora and fauna including the majestic one horned rhinoceros. pic.twitter.com/68NEtoGAoz
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 9, 2024
- He was accompanied by park director Sonali Ghosh and other senior forest officials.
- The prime minister had arrived at Kaziranga on Friday evening on a two-day visit to the state.
- He is also scheduled to inaugurate the 125-ft high ‘Statue of Valour’ of legendary Ahom general Lachit Barphukan in Jorhat in the afternoon.
- The prime minister will then proceed to Meleng Meteli Pothar, also in Jorhat district, where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of both central and state projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore.
- He is also scheduled to address a public meeting at the same venue.
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