Rhino Horn Verification enters second day

The Rhino Horn Verification process entered its second day today as 509 rhino horns stored in the Golaghat state treasury were verified.
So far 222 kg of rhino horns were verified for their genuineness and updating the complete inventory of rhino horns in the custody of Assam government, said a government release.
The verification process has been going on smoothly with the help of the state forensic laboratory scientists as they were conducting both physiological and histological studies for quick verification, the release said.
Golaghat treasury has the highest number of rhino horns stored among 13 treasuries of Assam where rhino horns were stored, the release said.

Golaghat treasury has 39 box full of rhino horns and 12 of them have been opened so far, verified under the watchful eyes of experts and was done on camera.
Special closed circuit TVs has been set up and monitors have been kept out for monitoring by any member of the public with a similar second hand-held camera recording every moment of the proceedings for transparency and creditability, the release said.

The Rhino Horn Verification Committee under the chairmanship of the former Assam State Information Commissioner Mohan Chandra Malakar began the verification process yesterday in a secured room inside Golaghat Circuit House.

The 12-member committee has four wildlife experts, two representatives from the media, one RTI activist, one forensic scientist, beside four high officials of the Assam Forest Department to monitor the protocols and opening, verification and resealing.
Owing to Independence Day celebration as well as the treasury's other official commitments, the verification would resume on August 23 for another three days of verification for the Golaghat treasury, the release added.