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Rhinos graze at Nazira

By SK Hasan |

Two rhinos freely graze at Nimtita gaon in Nazira Mackeypur on Sunday morning.

Local people gathered to see the rhinos. 

Forest officials  are working on sending the rhinos to Kaziranga National Park..

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