Namibian cheetahs arrive in India, PM releases 8 at MP's Kuno National Park

Modi also highlighted the government's efforts in restoring the ecological balance without hampering the economic development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 8 cheetahs at the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday. These felines were brought in the country from Namibia, as part of the programme Project Cheetah to reintroduce the species in India, 7 decades after it was declared extinct in the country.

“Project Cheetah, under which the cheetahs were reintroduced in the country after they became extinct seven decades ago, is our endeavour towards environment and wildlife conservation,” PM Modi said in an address to the nation following the release of cheetahs into quarantine enclosures. 

“Decades ago, the age-old link of biodiversity that was