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Animal censuses in Kaziranga cost Rs 1.7 cr in 6 yrs: Assam Forest Minister

22/12/2022 08:38 PM | Click to read full article

Replying to a question by BJP Legislator Bidya Sing Engleng, Environment and Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowarysaid a total of Rs 1,69,86,700 was spent on census activities in Kaziranga National Park. Among the animals enumerated between 2016 to 2022 were one-horned rhinoceros, Royal Bengal Tigers, elephants, swamp deer. Other animals like water buffaloes and water birdsĀ are also counted regularly, he said.

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