LUCKNOW, June 19 -- Two new rhino rehabilitation areas (RRAs) will come up in Dudhwa National Park, in Lakhimpur, and the state government has allocated a budget of Rs.1.5 crore for the project.

The project aims for long-term preservation of the natural habitats of rhinos and other endangered species, training personnel for wildlife monitoring, and procuring essential medicines and equipment. The project will be implemented specifically in Dudhwa National Park, with the goal of ensuring sustainable measures for habitat protection. Dudhwa has 50 one-horned rhinos.

Dudhwa National Park's deputy director T Rengaraju, said that the new centres-RRA-3 and RRA-4-will follow the earlier models of RRA-1 and RRA-2 and facilitate close monitoring ...