Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The ongoing operation ‘Capture Black Buck’ was suspended in Shajapur district on Tuesday as the forest department granted a day holiday to its field staff to celebrate Diwali.

The operation, aimed at capturing and translocating Black Bucks and Blue Bulls, will resume on Wednesday.

On Tuesday — the second day of the operation — forest officials surveyed areas in the district to ascertain the presence of Black Bucks and Blue Bulls, said forest officer Veerendra, who is part of the operation.

Notably, the operation began on Monday and a Robinson helicopter has been deployed to assist in capturing the animals. On the first day, 45 Black Bucks were captured and later translocated to Mandsaur’s Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary. The operation will continue for twelve more days,

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