Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there cannot be a bigger gift than that of cheetahs being brought from Namibia to Madhya Pradesh.

He termed the move as 'historic'. 

Talking to news agency ANI, he said, 'There cannot be a bigger gift for Madhya Pradesh on the birthday of the Prime Minister than that cheetahs are coming from Namibia to India, Madhya Pradesh in India, Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh also.

The cheetah had become extinct.

Historical work is being done to restore the Cheetah.

This is the biggest event of this century of wildlife.

Due to this tourism will increase very fast in Madhya Pradesh, it will be a boon for that region.

On the birthday of respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, Madhya Pradesh cannot get a bigger gift than this that cheetahs are coming from Namibia to India, Madhya Pradesh in India, Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh also.

#MPWelcomesCheetahpic.twitter.com/7XPx8yzIzx

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) September 17, 2022

Let us tell you, seven decades after the cheetahs were declared extinct in India, a special cargo plane carrying eight cheetahs from Namibia reached India as part of the project to resettle the cheetahs in the country.

The cargo Boeing plane took off from Namibia on Friday night and the cheetahs were brought here in special wooden cages during a continuous journey of about 10 hours.

These cheetahs were brought on a special flight of Terra Avia, an airline in Europe based in Chisinau, Moldova.

It operates chartered passenger and cargo flights.

Kuno National Park is situated on the northern edge of Vindhyachal hills and is spread over an area of ​​344 square kilometer.

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