GUWAHATI, March 21 � Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today announced that a Centrally-assisted special task force will be formed for the Kaziranga National Park to prevent poaching of one-horned rhinos.
Javadekar also said the anti-poaching law will be amended very soon so that it acts as a deterrent to such illegal activities. �A joint action plan will be drafted in New Delhi in consultation with forest officials of the Kaziranga National Park and State government officials against poaching of rhinos,� he said.
�If needed, funds will be diverted from the Tiger Project. A joint action plan will be drafted and both the Centre and the State government will act in unison,� Javadekar said. �For better surveillance, we have activated 31 �Rhino Mitras (rhino friends)�, who will keep a tab on the vulnerable areas.�
