Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 27 (HBTV): The authority of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam is fully prepared to tackle any kind of situation during the flood and to ensure the safety and security of the animals of the national park.

The park authorities have put vehicular speed sensor cameras on the National Highway - 37 to control the vehicles speed which is passed through the national park and the park authorities have used various technologies.

Along with the male frontline staff around 150 women frontline staff are also engaged in Kaziranga National Park to protect wild animals.

Sonali Ghosh, field director of Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve told ANI that, "The park authorities have made all preparedness to ensure safety and security of wild animals of the park during flood season."

"In Kaziranga, the flood is a very important aspect because a good flood is also helpful for Kaziranga landscape. But at the same time, the migration of wild animals has also happened from Kaziranga to higher grounds in Karbi Anglong.

For this year also, we are prepared. There are nine designated corridors from where the animals are regularly crossing. We have put additional frontline staff there. We have used technologies including vehicular speed sensor cameras on the National Highway - 37 so that we can minimize road accidents with wild animals.

She further said that, on June 15, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma came to Kaziranga and he held an inter-departmental review meeting on flood preparedness and he had given a lot many directions.

We have also the flood volunteers and we trained them. We have sufficient numbers of highlands inside the park," Sonali Ghosh said.

She further said that frontline women staff are also engaged in Kaziranga National Park to protect wild animals.

All women frontline was given induction training at the police training centre, Dergaon and they are now posted in different places. In Kaziranga, we have around 150 women frontline staff. The Prime Minister came to Kaziranga on March 9 this year and he gave them the name 'Vandurga'. They do all activities as their male counterparts. They are also engaged in anti-poaching activities, front duty, eco-development works," Sonali Ghosh said.

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.