Assam: Jeep & Elephant Safari In KNP To Remain Closed On April 6-7

Guwahati: The Kaziranga National Park will be closed to tourists on April 6 and 7 for jeep and elephant safaris in all ranges.

This has been announced by Assam Forest Department.

The decision has been taken with the “Gaj Utsav 2023” in view.

A notice from the Divisional Forest Officer of the Eastern Assam Wildlife Division read, “In view of the celebration of ‘Gaj Utsav 2023’ organized by the Environment and Forest Department, Govt. of Assam and MoEF & CC, Govt. of India, the Jeep Safari & Elephant Safari in all ranges viz., Kaziranga, Bagori, Burapahar and Agortali shall be closed for tourists from 6th to 8th April, 2023.”

Notably, on April 6, President Droupadi Murmu will travel to Kaziranga for a two-day visit to take part in the festival’s festivities. President Murmu is set to take a jeep and elephant safari in the national park to view and take in its breathtaking vistas.

It may be mentioned that, Gaj Utsav is a yearly organised festival held at the national park for the conservation and protection of Asiatic elephant. It is jointly organized by the forest department and the tourism department with the goal of bringing attention to and resolving the state’s growing man-elephant conflict.

Numerous decorated domestic Asian elephants take part in parades, races, football games, and dancing performances, winning the admiration of the audience.