Rajasthan: Forest Department Declares 20 Elephants Unfit For Joy Rides; Tusker Owners To Challenge Order
Of the 20 elephants, three tested positive for tuberculosis, while others suffer from impaired vision, chronic foot problems and malnourishment. Anchit Natha Tabeenah Anjum 2021-02-08T20:44:33+05:30 Rajasthan: Forest Department Declares 20 Elephants Unfit For Joy Rides; Tusker Owners To Challenge Order outlookindia.com 2021-02-08T22:50:46+05:30
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The Rajasthan Forest Department has directed the Department of Archaeology and Museums to stop deploying 20 medically unfit elephants for tourist rides at Amber Fort. As per the order, of the 20 elephants, three tested positive for tuberculosis (TB) while a few others suffer from impaired vision, chronic foot problems and malnourishment.
PETA Has Designed An Electric Chariot To Replace Elephant Ride At Amer Fort
PETA said the electric vehicle, suggested to be named “Maharaja”, resembles a royal chariot. Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-03T08:49:48+05:30 PETA Has Designed An Electric Chariot To Replace Elephant Ride At Amer Fort outlookindia.com 2021-02-03T10:00:13+05:30
What comes to your mind when we say, Amer Fort? Elephant safari? We know that a trip to Amer Fort is incomplete without those iconic elephant safaris. However, in 2018, the Animal Welfare Board of India had found that 1 out of 100 jumbos were suffering from Tuberculosis.
To solve this problem and to save elephants, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has come up with a proposal.
Is This The Future? PETA Has Designed An Electric Chariot To Replace Elephant Ride At Amer Fort indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PETA India’s EV chariot design to replace elephants at Amer Fort
By IANS| Published: 29th January 2021 1:42 pm IST
Jaipur, Jan 29 : PETA India representatives, in an in-person meeting with Rajasthan Chief secretary Niranjan Arya, submitted a design of electric royal chariot for replacing elephants at the Amer Fort.
The unique design, which PETA India and Desmania Design suggested to be named “Maharaja”, resembles a royal chariot. The vehicle could ferry four tourists per trip and would be suitable for the hilly terrain like that at Amer Fort.
It needs to be mentioned here that the committee constituted by the Project Elephant Division of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently recommended to phase out elephant rides at Amer Fort by replacing them with electric vehicle rides.