Cheetah, the fastest running land animal, is extinct in India. The Government of India has started the Cheetah reintroduction program with 8 Cheetah from Nambia being brought to India. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi would be releasing these cheetahs into the Konu National park in Madhya Pradesh.
CCL, the Jharkhand based subsidiary of Coal India Limited is also undertaking various activities to promote awareness about the same. Under the guidance of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and IRO Ranchi is creating awareness about cheetah restoration through posters, banners and others.
The company has organised such programs in different schools in seven districts of the State from September 13 to September 16. The schools where camps were organized include DAV, Topa; DAV, Urimari, Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir, Piparwar; DAV, Kuju, SS High School, Tandwa, Amrapali Area, UHS, Binglat, Chtra, DAV School, Dhori, DAV, Giridih, Masi Martial School, Charhee, Hazaribag; DAV, Kathara Area, Central School, Rajendranagar, Ranchi and DAV, Gandhinagar, Ranchi situated in seven districts - Ranchi, Ramgarh, Hazaribag, Bokaro, Chatra, Giridih and Latehar of Jharkhand.
DDG Forest Santosh Tiwari and IG Forest Shashi Shankar have played a vital role in the success of the programme.