State has Made Cheetahs Part of Family by Providing Suitable Environment: CM Dr. Yadav

Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that the land of Madhya Pradesh has made cheetahs a part of its family by providing them a suitable environment and carrying out significant work of their reintroduction. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had launched Cheeta Project in Kuno nearly three-and-a-half years ago. Today, this cheetah reintroduction project in country is rapidly moving towards new dimensions with success. Madhya Pradesh is continuously creating new milestones in this important initiative. He said this while releasing two female cheetahs into open forest in Kuno National Park of Sheopur district.

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav released cheetahs CCV-2 and CCV-3 into open forest at cheetah release site located on banks of Kuno river. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that Madhya Pradesh is emerging as a major centre of religion, investment and biodiversity. Reintroduction of cheetahs brought from Nigeria, South Africa and now Botswana is continuously achieving success, and today the state has earned identity across country as “Cheetah State”. At present, number of cheetahs is 57, out of which 54 are in Kuno National Park and 3 are in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary.

On this occasion, New and Renewable Energy Minister Shri Rakesh Shukla, Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Forest Development Corporation Shri Ramniwas Rawat, Chairperson of Sahariya Development Authority Smt. Guddi Bai Adivasi, Shri Shashank Bhushan, Shri Raghavendra Jat, Shri Sumit Singhal, Shri Shubham Mudgal, Shri Babu Singh Yadav, Shri Kaushal Goyal and other public representatives were present.

PCCF Smt. Samita Rajoura, DIG Shri Sanjay Kumar Jain, Collector Ms. Sheela Dahima, Superintendent of Police Shri Sudhir Kumar Agrawal, DFO of Kuno Shri R. Thirukural, General Shri K.S. Randha, CEO of District Panchayat Smt. Soumya Anand, ADM Shri Rupesh Upadhyay, Additional SP Shri Praveen Bhuriya and other officials were also present at the venue.