Frenchambassador Emmanuel Lenain along with four of his colleagues on Sunday morningvisited World Heritage Site Kaziranga National Park (KNP). Lenain enjoyedelephant safari.
Lenainvisited KNP to meet on-site members of the French Development Agency (AFD) andthe Assam Environment and Forest Department, involved in the Assam Project forForest and Biodiversity Conservation.
The French delegation will return to Guwahati on Sunday evening to share their tour insights with members of the Department of Environment and Forests and the Assam State Biodiversity Board.
Accordingto reports, Lenain will pay a courtesy call on Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi athis official residence and meet Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal atSecretariat; following which, the Assam government and the AFD will sign a 50-million-euro(Rs. 400-crore) project agreement. The loans will Assam government's initiativeto restore Assam's forest ecosystems and preserve their biodiversity.
