PM lauds Assam's efforts for well-being of single-horned Rhinos

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the efforts of Assam state for the well-being of one-horned Rhinos. He also said that the one-Horned Rhino is India’s pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being.

Prime Minister took to Twitter to reply a tweet by the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. His tweet reads, "Commendable effort by Team Assam. The One-Horned Rhino is India’s pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being."

• Commendable effort by Team Assam. The One-Horned Rhino is India’s pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being. https://t.co/dyJniYW7yz

  — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 23, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Commendable effort by Team Assam. The One-Horned Rhino is India’s pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being. https://t.co/dyJniYW7yz

  — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 23, 2021

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  Commendable effort by Team Assam. The One-Horned Rhino is India’s pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being. https://t.co/dyJniYW7yz

  — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 23, 2021

• One-horned rhino is not only integral to our civilisation, but also a symbol of our prized heritage and identity.
  
  We are preserving 94 rhino horns for display at a museum to be set up at Kaziranga National Park.
  
  The use of rhinos' horns for medicinal purposes is a myth. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/rr96fNQdXi

  — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 22, 2021 " '="" class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  One-horned rhino is not only integral to our civilisation, but also a symbol of our prized heritage and identity.
  
  We are preserving 94 rhino horns for display at a museum to be set up at Kaziranga National Park.
  
  The use of rhinos' horns for medicinal purposes is a myth. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/rr96fNQdXi

  — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 22, 2021

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  One-horned rhino is not only integral to our civilisation, but also a symbol of our prized heritage and identity.
  
  We are preserving 94 rhino horns for display at a museum to be set up at Kaziranga National Park.
  
  The use of rhinos' horns for medicinal purposes is a myth. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/rr96fNQdXi

  — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 22, 2021

Earlier on the occasion of World Rhino Day, the Assam govt burned 2,479 Rhino horns to bust the myth about its medicinal value and to send a strong message against poaching.

Read: Assam: 2479 Rhino horns consigned to flames at Bokakhat

Read: Assam to destroy rhino horns stored over four decades