With cheetahs in MP's Kuno National Park, job opportunities in Sheopur to grow: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said the release of cheetahs into the Kuno National Park (KNP) has increased the chances of generating job opportunities in Sheopur district. He was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the construction of a medical college building costing Rs 768 crore and other developmental works in the presence of union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday.

"Cheetahs have arrived in Sheopur (KNP) on the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This has increased the possibility of employment opportunities in Sheopur," he said.

Chouhan said that the women's self-help groups (SHGs) are also getting motivated to run homestays in villages.


Two cheetahs, out of the total eight brought from Namibia in September last year, were released into the wild in the KNP on Saturday, almost six months after their arrival in the country. Another batch of 12 cheetahs - seven males and five females - were brought to the park from South Africa on February 18 this year, taking the total of these animals there to 20.

Tomar said that after the construction of this medical college building and once it starts its operations, there will be no dearth of medical facilities in Sheopur and the residents here will not be dependent on adjoining cities.

Scindia said a broad-gauge line is being laid between Gwalior and Sheopur under the first phase and it will be extended to Kota in the second phase.

"This will ensure the development of the region," he said.