PM lauds Assams decision to burn rhino horns
New Delhi Sep 23 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Assam governments decision to burn rhino horns a coveted item among poachers and said all steps will be taken for the animals well-being Assam had on Wednesday consigned to flames 2479 rhino horns worlds largest stockpile destroyed in a single day to bust a myth that the horns have miraculous medicinal properties The move by the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government is part of an effort to curb poaching of the endangered one-horned Indian rhinoceros Modi tweeted Commendable effort by Team Assam The One-Horned Rhino is Indias pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being PTI KR ZMN ZMN

New Delhi Sep 23 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Assam governments decision to burn rhino horns a coveted item among poachers and said all steps will be taken for the animals well-being Assam had on Wednesday consigned to flames 2479 rhino horns worlds largest stockpile destroyed in a single day to bust a myth that the horns have miraculous medicinal properties The move by the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government is part of an effort to curb poaching of the endangered one-horned Indian rhinoceros Modi tweeted Commendable effort by Team Assam The One-Horned Rhino is Indias pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being PTI KR ZMN ZMN