PM lauds Assam's decision to burn rhino horns

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Assam governments decision to burn rhino horns, a coveted item among poachers, and said all steps will be taken for the animals well-being. The One-Horned Rhino is Indias pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being. PTI KR ZMN ZMN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Assam government's decision to burn rhino horns, a coveted item among poachers, and said all steps will be taken for the animal's well-being. Assam had on Wednesday consigned to flames 2,479 rhino horns, world's largest stockpile destroyed in a single day, to bust a myth that the horns have miraculous medicinal properties.

The move by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government is part of an effort to curb poaching of the endangered one-horned Indian rhinoceros.

Modi tweeted, ''Commendable effort by Team Assam. The One-Horned Rhino is India's pride and all steps will be taken for its well-being.'' PTI KR ZMN ZMN