The Centre will create a Special Rhino Protection Force in Assam to protect the animal from poaching and form a task force to enquire into encroachment of forest land in the state, Union Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday.
The staff and security personnel are performing their duties using mechanised and country boats to deal with any kind of eventualities, they said.
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