Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday said the government will not allow any infringement on the safe spaces of rhinos, while condemning the incident at Haldibari, where a truck hit a rhino crossing a road.
The CM confirmed that the rhino survived the accident and the vehicle has been intercepted and fined.
Taking to Twitter, Sarma said, “Rhinos are our special friends; we’ll not allow any infringement on their space. In this unfortunate incident at Haldibari, the Rhino survived; the vehicle was intercepted and fined.”
“Meanwhile in our resolve to save animals at Kaziranga, we’re working on a special 32-km elevated corridor,” he further added.
Rhinos are our special friends; we’ll not allow any infringement on their space.
In this unfortunate incident at Haldibari the Rhino survived; vehicle intercepted & fined. Meanwhile in our resolve to save animals at Kaziranga we’re working on a special 32-km elevated corridor. pic.twitter.com/z2aOPKgHsx
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 9, 2022
On September 22, Sarma, along with spiritual leader Sadhguru Vasudev, opened the Kaziranga National Park for tourists for this season.
The CM also faced flak for driving inside Kaziranga National Park with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev after sunset.
