PM Modi praises Kaziranga's AI-powered grassland bird census in monthly radio prog
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Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday commended the first-ever grassland bird census held in the Kaziranga National Park, which identified 43 bird species, including endangered ones, and the use of technology for conducting the census.
The census, the PM said, illustrates how human effort and technology can do wonders in furthering nature conservation.
"It is very interesting to know what species of birds live around us. Recently, one such grand effort was made in the Kaziranga National Park of Assam," PM Modi said in the 124th edition of his monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' programme. "If you are asked how many kinds of birds there are around you — what will you say? Perhaps that I see five to six birds every day — some are familiar, some are unfamiliar," he added.
The hidden world of rare and endangered birds quietly thrives in the area, famed for its one-horned rhinos, Royal Bengal Tigers and elephants. "For the first time, a grassland bird census was conducted here. You will be happy to know that on account of this census, more than 40 species of birds were identified. These include many rare birds. You must be wondering how so many birds were identified! Technology did wonders in this," the PM added in his address.
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He said the team conducting the census installed sound recording devices, which were analysed on the computer. "Artificial Intelligence was used. The birds were identified just by their sounds — that too without disturbing them. Imagine! When technology and sensitivity come together, understanding nature becomes so easy and deep. We promote such efforts so that we can recognise our biodiversity and connect the next generation to it," Modi said.
After the conclusion of Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' address, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a post on his X handle, said the Kaziranga grassland bird survey found 43 bird species living in the grasslands of Assam's national park. "As PM Narendra Modi described in his Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, Kaziranga's beauty is unparalleled and safely houses species which are endangered worldwide," the CM said.
Wildlife researchers conducted surveys at 185 grassland sites across Kaziranga from March 18 to May 25.
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