Earlier, sharing CCTV footage of the incident on National Highway 37, Himanta Biswa Sarma posted a tweet that his government was working on an elevated corridor to address such accidents.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday shared an update on the animal's health days after he shared a video of a speeding truck hitting a rhinoceros after. "Our Rhino friend, who met with an accident in Haldibari recently, is found to be doing good," Sarma said in a tweet.
The tweet also featured drone footage of the one-horned rhino roaming in a swampy area.
An urgent update: Our Rhino friend, who met with an accident in Haldibari recently, is found to be doing good. I am sharing a drone video taken this morning.
Urge all to be kind to our animals. Go slow while passing through corridors, where you know some animals might cross. pic.twitter.com/utgKwhUPXh
Through his tweet, the Assam Chief Minister urged people to be "kind to our animals". "Go slow while passing through corridors, where you know some animals might cross," he added.
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Earlier, sharing CCTV footage of the incident on National Highway 37, Himanta Biswa Sarma posted a tweet that his government was working on an elevated corridor to address such accidents.
Rhinos are our special friends; we’ll not allow any infringement on their space.
In this unfortunate incident at Haldibari the Rhino survived; vehicle intercepted & fined. Meanwhile in our resolve to save animals at Kaziranga we’re working on a special 32-km elevated corridor. pic.twitter.com/z2aOPKgHsx
Last week, the rhinoceros collided with the truck after it suddenly came onto the highway, showing the 10-second clip that was widely shared on social media. After being hit, the rhino tried to get up but stumbled and fell down. A while later, it managed to get up again and limp back to the forest.
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According to a forest official, the speed limit at the Haldibari corridor, where the incident happened, is 40 kmph but the truck was speeding at 52 kmph.