Kaziranga will get sculptures made from burnt rhino horns ash

Express News Service

GUWAHATI: The Kaziranga National Park in Assam has acquired a memorial made out of the ash of burnt rhino horns.

Named “Abode of the Unicorns”, it has three rhino sculptures – an grownup male, an grownup feminine and a calf. It additionally has three statues of forest guards, created through the use of totally different supplies.

The male rhino is 10.5 toes lengthy and 6 toes tall, the feminine is 11 toes lengthy and 5.6 toes tall whereas the calf is 3.5 toes lengthy and 1.5 toes tall.

On the World Rhino Day final 12 months, a stockpile of two,479 rhino horns was consigned to flames, remotely utilizing drones on the World Heritage Site. They had been seized/collected over the previous 4 a long time.

According to park authorities, 128.56 kg of ash was used within the making of the memorial. Sculptors Biju Das crafted the three rhinos whereas Biren Singha created the statues of the forest guards.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unveiled the memorial within the presence of Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev on Saturday. Later, Sadguru briefly drove a gypsy within the park to have a glimpse of the true rhinos. Sarma gave him firm sitting subsequent to him.

Kaziranga Field Director Jatindra Sarma advised this newspaper the memorial got here alive after 4 months of onerous work. He mentioned an estimated Rs 10-12 lakh went in its making and a few work was nonetheless left.

“When the horns were burnt last year, the CM sir and the Chief Wildlife Warden (MK Yadava) had discussed how the ash could be used since it is not something that can be preserved,” Sarma mentioned.

He mentioned the ash collected was used to create the three rhinos, thereby immortalising the efforts of those that selflessly shield the animal.

“Through this memorial, a message was also sent to the international community that rhino horns were burnt in Assam. The horns have no medicinal value. As such, there shouldn’t be any poaching. Let them live freely,” Sarma mentioned.

The memorial has been stored within the open and the park director mentioned the concept was to make sure the vacationers get a transparent view of it.

Rhino-poaching has come down drastically in Assam after the BJP rose to energy in 2016. The occasion had promised to guard the animal.

GUWAHATI: The Kaziranga National Park in Assam has acquired a memorial made out of the ash of burnt rhino horns.

Named “Abode of the Unicorns”, it has three rhino sculptures – an grownup male, an grownup feminine and a calf. It additionally has three statues of forest guards, created through the use of totally different supplies.

The male rhino is 10.5 toes lengthy and 6 toes tall, the feminine is 11 toes lengthy and 5.6 toes tall whereas the calf is 3.5 toes lengthy and 1.5 toes tall.

On the World Rhino Day final 12 months, a stockpile of two,479 rhino horns was consigned to flames, remotely utilizing drones on the World Heritage Site. They had been seized/collected over the previous 4 a long time.

According to park authorities, 128.56 kg of ash was used within the making of the memorial. Sculptors Biju Das crafted the three rhinos whereas Biren Singha created the statues of the forest guards.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unveiled the memorial within the presence of Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev on Saturday. Later, Sadguru briefly drove a gypsy within the park to have a glimpse of the true rhinos. Sarma gave him firm sitting subsequent to him.

Kaziranga Field Director Jatindra Sarma advised this newspaper the memorial got here alive after 4 months of onerous work. He mentioned an estimated Rs 10-12 lakh went in its making and a few work was nonetheless left.

“When the horns were burnt last year, the CM sir and the Chief Wildlife Warden (MK Yadava) had discussed how the ash could be used since it is not something that can be preserved,” Sarma mentioned.

He mentioned the ash collected was used to create the three rhinos, thereby immortalising the efforts of those that selflessly shield the animal.

“Through this memorial, a message was also sent to the international community that rhino horns were burnt in Assam. The horns have no medicinal value. As such, there shouldn’t be any poaching. Let them live freely,” Sarma mentioned.

The memorial has been stored within the open and the park director mentioned the concept was to make sure the vacationers get a transparent view of it.

Rhino-poaching has come down drastically in Assam after the BJP rose to energy in 2016. The occasion had promised to guard the animal.