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Sheopur: African cheetahs will come to Kuno in November, Principal Secretary asked to complete the wire fencing by August 

South African cheetahs are expected to arrive in Kuno-Palpur National Park by November. In such a situation, the Forest Department and Kuno Management have also expedited the preparations. Ashok Varnwal, Principal Secretary, Forest Department and Chief Forest Conservator of Wildlife Alok Kumar, who came to Sheopur on a two-day visit on Thursday, have instructed the Kuno management to get the work done other than wire fencing till August. 

Let us inform here that Principal Secretary Mr. Varnwal had come to Sheopur on Thursday afternoon. The Principal Secretary was accompanied by CCF Gwalior Shashi Malik, CCF Lion Project CS Nenama. The principal secretary went to Palpur area of the park on Thursday, where cheetahs would be settled. The Principal Secretary told DFO Kuno PK Verma that African leopards would come to Kuno by the end of November. So speed up the preparations.

Instructions for getting this done:  

Principal Secretary Shri Varnwal directed DFO Verma to expedite the work of wire facing in the Palpur area where the cheetahs will be settled. Along with this, four-five places high watch tower, high zoom quality CCTV cameras besides lighting were asked. Along with this, instructions have also been given for grass management, closure of the wells in the plains with netting, filling of barriers in the fields and pruning of thorny bushes. Principal Secretary Varnwal had left for Shivpuri on Friday afternoon.

The park is spread over an area of 748.7618 sq.km: 

ccording to Kuno DFO Verma, Kuno Century came into existence in the district in the year 1996. At that time its area was 344.686 square kilometers. In September 2016, a proposal was sent to the MP Government, demanding the status of National Park to Kuno. The area of Kuno was increased to 404.0758 square kilometers. That is, the area of Kuno has now become 748.7618 square kilometers.  

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The Principal Secretary had come to Kuno Park with a 4-member team. He has been asked to expedite other works including wire facing in the park. If all goes well, then in November, African cheetahs will be seen running in the park. 

Translated from google.  

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