The chevelles are set to return to India for the first time in more than 50 years.
On the day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, a group of cats will arrive from Africa.
They will be in a national park for a month before being released.
tigers and jungles lions used to share the same area 70 years ago.
They can reach speeds of 70 miles per hour.
This is the first time a large animal has been moved from one place to another.
More than a third of the world's 7,000 cheetahs are found in South Africa and Namibia.
The first group of eight people, five females and three males, will arrive in India on Saturday.
The animals will be accompanied by wildlife experts, veterinary doctors and biologists as they travel in a modified passenger plane.
The animals will be released by a delegation led by Mr Modi in the national park.
The Kuno National Park is a sanctuary for animals and wild cats.
The enclosure was built to allow the animals to be isolated before being released into the wild.
The team of volunteers will keep an eye on the animal. Each animal has a satellite radio collar placed on it.
The disappearance of the cheetah in India was caused by a combination of hunting, habitat loss and food shortages.
At least 200 cheetahs were killed in India by sheep and goat herders, according to studies.
The cats were eliminated through bounty hunting. The only large mammal that is still alive in the country is the cheetah.
Since the 1950's, India has been trying to bring back the cats. After the Shah of Iran was deposed in the 1970s, an attempt was made to get him back.
Proponents of the project say that the return of the big cats will build up local economies.
Chimpanzees being released into a park might put them in harm's way because of the risks of relocation.
The delicate animals are targeted by other animals. There is a large leopard population in the Kuno park which could cause problems for the cheetahs.
It is possible that the cheetahs can get killed by people or other animals outside of the boundaries.
The officials claim that the site has been thoroughly examined for habitat, prey and potential for man- animal conflict, and that the fears are unwarranted.
During the rule of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, India was the location of the first captive breeding of a cat.
During Akbar's time, there were 10,000 cats. From 1556 to 1605 he ruled.
The last time a cat was seen in India was 70 years ago, according to research.
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