BHOPAL: Madha Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Modi on his birthday will visit Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on September 17.

Kuno National Park is located in Shivpuri district under Gwalior-Chambal division.

The cheetahs would be brought to India under the world's first Inter-continental translocation of the fastest moving animal,  from Namibia and South Africa to the Kuno national park.

It is anticipated that the first shipment of African cheetahs would be brought by air on September 15–16, flying from Johannesburg (South Africa) to New Delhi and subsequently to Khajuraho. They would be driven to Shivpuri's Kuno National Park from Khajuraho Airport.

"I'm pleased to announce that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, to visit the Kuno National Park. He will be present for the programme to move African cheetahs to the park. The Prime Minister will also speak to a group of female self-help groups "said Cheif minister Chouhan.

It was previously planned for the first shipment of African cheetahs to reach Madhya Pradesh by August 15. However,  it was delayed for a number of reasons, the officials of the  Madhya Pradesh Forest Department said.

Recently, Madhya Pradesh forest minister Kunwar Vinay Shah had visited South Africa for the same purpose.

The state BJP unit has planned a long list of programmes to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on September 17.

The party has decided to celebrate his birthday for a period of more than two weeks as 'seva Pakhwara' (service fortnight) across the state.

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