In a moment of pride for Assam, four frontline staff of the Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) were awarded for their extraordinary bravery during a ceremony in New Delhi on Monday on the occasion of Global Tiger Day.
The ongoing floods in Assam have wreaked havoc for both people and animals. 212 wild animals, including 10 rhinos, have been killed in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) since May.
The devastating floods in Assam's famed Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) have claimed the lives of 174 wild animals, including 10 endangered one-horned rhinos, while 135 others have been rescued till Thursday, a senior official of the KNPTR said.