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4 KNP hog deer, 1 rhino calf killed

JORHAT, Sept 3: The centenary Kaziranga National Park has lost four hog deer and a rhino calf in the current spell of floods which hit its ranges on August 22. About 50 per cent of the total area of the conservation hotspot, abode of the one-horned rhino, has been submerged. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today made an aerial survey of the flood scene in KNP and Morigaon.