Guwahati, August 24 (NKTV): The Government of Assam has commenced verification of rhino horns stored in different treasuries in order to accordingly restore and destroy,, barring the ones linked to court cases or required for scientific purposes.
The process started from the Morigaon treasury on August 18, 2021 and 261 rhino horns have been verified so far, officials informed.
The verification is being conducted by seven zonal committees and a technical panel constituted by the state’s Chief Wildlife Warden.
Out of the 261 horns verified thus far, 241 have been marked for destruction and 18 for preservation, stated a press release.
It may be mentioned here that the last such statewide counting and inspection of rhino horns was conducted in 2016.
Inputs from PTI