Back in India after seven a long time: Plane carrying eight cheetahs lands in Gwalior
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GWALIOR: Eight cheetahs from Namibia landed right here on Saturday, as a part of the programme to reintroduce the feline in India seven a long time after it was declared extinct within the nation.
A modified Boeing plane, which took off from the African nation Friday night time, carried the cheetahs in particular picket crates in the course of the round 10-hour journey.
The airplane landed on the Gwalior airbase shortly earlier than 8 am, an official stated.
They can be flown to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the place Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s celebrating his birthday, will launch three of the cheetahs in quarantine enclosures of the park at 10.45 am.
The animals are being flown from Gwalior to Kuno in Sheopur district, 165 km away, in an Air Force helicopter, and the journey will take about 20-25 minutes, an official stated.
Officials battled heavy rain, inclement climate and a few blocked roads to finish the preparations for Modi’s programme to launch the massive cats of their new residence in Kuno.
Two days earlier than Modi’s arrival, heavy rain lashed the Gwalior-Chambal area of Madhya Pradesh.
After finishing needed formalities, together with paperwork, at Gwalior the cheetahs can be flown to Palpur village, some 165km away, in Sheopur district in two helicopters, a Chinook and a Mi class chopper, he stated.
From Palpur, the felines can be delivered to Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district by street, Chauhan stated.
The cheetah intercontinental translocation undertaking is going down at a time when India has accomplished 75 years of its independence.
The eight cheetahs – 5 females and three males – are being introduced from Namibia as a part of ‘Project Cheetah’, the world’s first inter-continental giant wild carnivore translocation undertaking, officers stated.
In a departure assertion, India’s High Commissioner to Namibia Prashant Agrawal stated, “This is a very special moment indeed. As these magnificent cheetahs board the flight to India, we are being witnessed to history being made here today.”
“This is a global first. This intercontinental translocation is the first of its kind, with no parallels ever. The reintroduction has a special significance as India marks its 75th independence anniversary this year,” Agrawal stated.
The Indian envoy thanked the crew of Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) led by Dr Laurie Marker for making vital contributions in executing the translocation undertaking.
These cheetahs are the goodwill ambassadors for India-Namibia relations and, certainly, for the reason for conservation of the quickest land animal everywhere in the world, he stated.
Prime Minister Modi will arrive on the Gwalior airport from New Delhi at round 9.20 am and go away for KNP, the place he’ll launch the cheetahs into quarantine enclosures at round 10.45 am, officers stated.
As per the sooner plan, the particular airplane carrying the massive cats from the African nation was to land on the Jaipur airport, from the place they had been to be flown to KNP, round 400km from the Rajasthan capital.
The launch of untamed cheetahs by the prime minister in KNP is a part of his efforts to revitalise and diversify India’s wildlife and its habitat, stated an announcement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday.
The introduction of the quickest land animal in India is being achieved below Project Cheetah, which is world’s first inter-continental giant wild carnivore translocation undertaking, the assertion stated.
Cheetahs will assist in the restoration of open forest and grassland ecosystems in India.
This will assist preserve biodiversity and improve ecosystem companies like water safety, carbon sequestration and soil moisture conservation, benefiting the society at giant, it stated.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister launched a glimpse of a cheetah arriving at KNP which sounds Meow on his Twitter deal with.
“It is a matter of extreme happiness that cheetahs are coming to Kuno National Park. We the people of Madhya Pradesh are eager to welcome our new guests,” Chouhan stated in a tweet.
Congress chief Digvijaya Singh tweeted, “Some more of the same Cheetah. Grateful to Dr Manmohan Singh ji Jairam Ramesh ji and now Modi ji but above all Ranjit Sinh ji Retd IAS a keen Wildlifer who led the campaign.”
The final cheetah died within the nation in 1947 within the Korea district in present-day Chhattisgarh, which was earlier a part of Madhya Pradesh, and the species was declared extinct from India in 1952.
The ‘African Cheetah Introduction Project in India’ was conceived in 2009.
A plan to introduce the massive cat within the KNP by November final 12 months was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, individuals residing round KNP are joyful that the federal government has chosen the wildlife sanctuary for the intercontinental cheetah translocation undertaking, and hoped the transfer would create job alternatives and enhance the fortunes of the area.
According to the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), a global not-for-profit organisation headquartered in Namibia and devoted to saving the majestic animal within the wild, the 5 feminine cheetahs sure for India are aged between two years and 5 years and the male siblings are aged between four-and-a-half years and five-and-a-half years.
“It is a matter of pride for the people of Sheopur district that PM Modi has selected KNP for reintroducing cheetahs. We are waiting with bated breath to welcome the cheetahs,” stated Kamal Singh, who resides in Sesaipura village positioned within the neighborhood of the nationwide park.
Bharat Sharma, a resident of Karahal, stated, “We are hopeful that now our future is secure as cheetahs will be rehabilitated in Kuno National Park, which will turn the fortunes of the region for better. We are now confident that KNP and Sheopur will be known the world over now and the programme will generate employment opportunities for people, especially youths.”
The Maharajpura airbase is related with a terminal constructing named after BJP stalwart late Vijayaraje Scindia, which is a civil airport, and is related with a hall for planes to achieve there after touchdown on the principal airstrip.
The cheetahs will stay with out meals throughout their air and street journey and they are going to be given one thing to eat as soon as they’re launched within the enclosures, one other official stated.
Chief conservator of forest (CCF) Uttam Sharma stated a dais has been arrange within the KNP, below which particular cages carrying cheetahs can be stored and PM Modi will launch three of them in an enclosure by working a lever.
After that, different dignitaries will launch the remaining cheetahs in different enclosures, he stated.
The cheetahs can be introduced in a particular flight of Terra Avia, an airline primarily based at Chisinau, Moldova (in Europe) that operates chartered passenger and cargo flights.
In view of the high-profile occasion, safety within the district has stepped up.
KNP is located on the Northern aspect of the Vidhyachal mountains and is unfold throughout 344.686 sq km.
It has been named after a tributary of the Chambal River, Kuno.
GWALIOR: Eight cheetahs from Namibia landed right here on Saturday, as a part of the programme to reintroduce the feline in India seven a long time after it was declared extinct within the nation.
A modified Boeing plane, which took off from the African nation Friday night time, carried the cheetahs in particular picket crates in the course of the round 10-hour journey.
The airplane landed on the Gwalior airbase shortly earlier than 8 am, an official stated.
They can be flown to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the place Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s celebrating his birthday, will launch three of the cheetahs in quarantine enclosures of the park at 10.45 am.
The animals are being flown from Gwalior to Kuno in Sheopur district, 165 km away, in an Air Force helicopter, and the journey will take about 20-25 minutes, an official stated.
Officials battled heavy rain, inclement climate and a few blocked roads to finish the preparations for Modi’s programme to launch the massive cats of their new residence in Kuno.
Two days earlier than Modi’s arrival, heavy rain lashed the Gwalior-Chambal area of Madhya Pradesh.
After finishing needed formalities, together with paperwork, at Gwalior the cheetahs can be flown to Palpur village, some 165km away, in Sheopur district in two helicopters, a Chinook and a Mi class chopper, he stated.
From Palpur, the felines can be delivered to Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district by street, Chauhan stated.
The cheetah intercontinental translocation undertaking is going down at a time when India has accomplished 75 years of its independence.
The eight cheetahs – 5 females and three males – are being introduced from Namibia as a part of ‘Project Cheetah’, the world’s first inter-continental giant wild carnivore translocation undertaking, officers stated.
In a departure assertion, India’s High Commissioner to Namibia Prashant Agrawal stated, “This is a very special moment indeed. As these magnificent cheetahs board the flight to India, we are being witnessed to history being made here today.”
“This is a global first. This intercontinental translocation is the first of its kind, with no parallels ever. The reintroduction has a special significance as India marks its 75th independence anniversary this year,” Agrawal stated.
The Indian envoy thanked the crew of Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) led by Dr Laurie Marker for making vital contributions in executing the translocation undertaking.
These cheetahs are the goodwill ambassadors for India-Namibia relations and, certainly, for the reason for conservation of the quickest land animal everywhere in the world, he stated.
Prime Minister Modi will arrive on the Gwalior airport from New Delhi at round 9.20 am and go away for KNP, the place he’ll launch the cheetahs into quarantine enclosures at round 10.45 am, officers stated.
As per the sooner plan, the particular airplane carrying the massive cats from the African nation was to land on the Jaipur airport, from the place they had been to be flown to KNP, round 400km from the Rajasthan capital.
The launch of untamed cheetahs by the prime minister in KNP is a part of his efforts to revitalise and diversify India’s wildlife and its habitat, stated an announcement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday.
The introduction of the quickest land animal in India is being achieved below Project Cheetah, which is world’s first inter-continental giant wild carnivore translocation undertaking, the assertion stated.
Cheetahs will assist in the restoration of open forest and grassland ecosystems in India.
This will assist preserve biodiversity and improve ecosystem companies like water safety, carbon sequestration and soil moisture conservation, benefiting the society at giant, it stated.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister launched a glimpse of a cheetah arriving at KNP which sounds Meow on his Twitter deal with.
“It is a matter of extreme happiness that cheetahs are coming to Kuno National Park. We the people of Madhya Pradesh are eager to welcome our new guests,” Chouhan stated in a tweet.
Congress chief Digvijaya Singh tweeted, “Some more of the same Cheetah. Grateful to Dr Manmohan Singh ji Jairam Ramesh ji and now Modi ji but above all Ranjit Sinh ji Retd IAS a keen Wildlifer who led the campaign.”
The final cheetah died within the nation in 1947 within the Korea district in present-day Chhattisgarh, which was earlier a part of Madhya Pradesh, and the species was declared extinct from India in 1952.
The ‘African Cheetah Introduction Project in India’ was conceived in 2009.
A plan to introduce the massive cat within the KNP by November final 12 months was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, individuals residing round KNP are joyful that the federal government has chosen the wildlife sanctuary for the intercontinental cheetah translocation undertaking, and hoped the transfer would create job alternatives and enhance the fortunes of the area.
According to the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), a global not-for-profit organisation headquartered in Namibia and devoted to saving the majestic animal within the wild, the 5 feminine cheetahs sure for India are aged between two years and 5 years and the male siblings are aged between four-and-a-half years and five-and-a-half years.
“It is a matter of pride for the people of Sheopur district that PM Modi has selected KNP for reintroducing cheetahs. We are waiting with bated breath to welcome the cheetahs,” stated Kamal Singh, who resides in Sesaipura village positioned within the neighborhood of the nationwide park.
Bharat Sharma, a resident of Karahal, stated, “We are hopeful that now our future is secure as cheetahs will be rehabilitated in Kuno National Park, which will turn the fortunes of the region for better. We are now confident that KNP and Sheopur will be known the world over now and the programme will generate employment opportunities for people, especially youths.”
The Maharajpura airbase is related with a terminal constructing named after BJP stalwart late Vijayaraje Scindia, which is a civil airport, and is related with a hall for planes to achieve there after touchdown on the principal airstrip.
The cheetahs will stay with out meals throughout their air and street journey and they are going to be given one thing to eat as soon as they’re launched within the enclosures, one other official stated.
Chief conservator of forest (CCF) Uttam Sharma stated a dais has been arrange within the KNP, below which particular cages carrying cheetahs can be stored and PM Modi will launch three of them in an enclosure by working a lever.
After that, different dignitaries will launch the remaining cheetahs in different enclosures, he stated.
The cheetahs can be introduced in a particular flight of Terra Avia, an airline primarily based at Chisinau, Moldova (in Europe) that operates chartered passenger and cargo flights.
In view of the high-profile occasion, safety within the district has stepped up.
KNP is located on the Northern aspect of the Vidhyachal mountains and is unfold throughout 344.686 sq km.
It has been named after a tributary of the Chambal River, Kuno.
