Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a video of over 3,000 blackbucks crossing the road at Bhavnagar’s Blackbuck National Park. The clip, originally shared by the Gujarat Department of Information, showed the animals crossing the road in a synchronised manner.
Watch the video here –
However, social media users filled the comments section with memes of actor Salman Khan, saying that he is “the happiest man right now.” For those unversed, the actor was charged under section 9/51 of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, for allegedly killing two blackbucks in Bhagoda ki Dhani located in Kankani village near Jodhpur during the shooting of his blockbuster movie ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’.
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Let’s look at some of the memes-
Meanwhile, some social media users also pointed out that crossing corridors should be built for the animals.
“Wonderful to see these beautiful animals..but crossing a road is dangerous for them ..It’s high time that crossing corridors be built for them,” wrote one user.
“There should be a separate corridor for them to cross,” wrote another user.
“So refreshing. One small suggestion. Is it worth to create a nature bridge or vehicle bridge to avoid any inconvenience to wild life. Or atleast have lots of small speed breakers in these sections so there are no speeding vehicles in such patches. Loved the video,” another person wrote.
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The national park’s range forest officer Ankur Patel told PTI that the video was shot a few days ago by a Gram Rakshak Dal (GRD) jawan.
“The land seen on both sides of that internal road belongs to the forest department. While going back home after his night duty, the GRD jawan saw the blackbucks crossing the road in the morning and captured the amazing sight on his mobile phone and shared it on social media,” the official told the news agency.