The special chartered cargo flight, carrying 8 cheetahs from Namibia, landed at the Indian Air Force Station in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. A tiger-faced B747 Jumbo jet was used to ferry eight cheetahs from Namibia, who will be introduced into the Indian wildlife by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday.The introduction of the fastest land animal in India is being done under Project Cheetah, which is world's first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project, said a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Thursday. Stay tuned with India Today for all live updates.India is set to welcome eight cheetahs under an agreement signed earlier this year between India and Namibia (Photo: AP)
![cheeta)Chinook choppers take off from GwalioUnion Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia welcomes cheetahs as they arrive in Gwalior
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia welcomedthe cheetahs as they arrived in GwaliorPM Modi emplanes for Madhya Pradesh
PM Modi has emplaned for Madhya Pradesh, where two major programmes will be held. In a historic occasion, Cheetahs will be released at the Kuno National Park. PM Modi will also attend a programme of Self Help Groups in Sheopur.Reintroduction of cheetahs in MP's Kuno National Park 'historic step', says Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "No greater gift for MP than the fact that the cheetahs from Namibia are coming to Kuno National Park. They had gone extinct & it's a historic step to reintroduce them. This is the biggest wildlife incident of this century. This will rapidly boost tourism in MP."Re-introduction of Cheetahs in India biggest event in decade for wildlife: MP CM
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday termed the re-introduction of Cheetahs from South Africa to India as the biggest event for wildlife in this decade.Special chartered cargo flight carrying cheetahs lands at Gwalior airbase
The special chartered cargo flight, bringing 8 cheetahs from Namibia, landed at the Indian Air Force Station in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the cheetahs into Kuno National park in MP today, on his birthday70 years after extinction in India, 8 Nambian cheetahs land at Gwalior airport
70 years after extinction in India, 8 Nambian cheetahs landed at Gwalior airport on Saturday morning. Cheetahs will be released in MP's Kuno National Park by PM Modi today.
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