Two days after at least two rhinos were killed in Kaziranga national park, the Centre called the incidents as “serious” while ensuring stringent action against the poachers.
Two days after at least two rhinos were killed in Kaziranga national park, the Centre called the incidents as “serious” while ensuring stringent action against the poachers. They also urged the state government to immediately hire people in the rhino taskforce to put an end to the menace.
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar said that the recent approval given by the Union Cabinet to India adopting the statute of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network will increase cooperation between South Asian countries to curb wildlife crimes.
The comments come on a day Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi directed additional chief secretary T.Y. Das to probe the death of two rhinos in Kaziranga recently and to submit a report to him.
Mr Javadekar said that the Centre is very serious regarding the issue and has initiated tough action against the poachers, many of whom have been killed, and such steps will continue
“They are using AK47s. This is a serious issue. We have already created rhino taskforce. Unfortunately the state government has not recruited. Now the elections are over. We will ask the state government to immediately do that. Our concept is that local youth are trained and recruited in the protection force. Centre is going to pay,” Mr Javadekar said.
