Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 18 laid the foundation stone of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project, covering the four- lane completion of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of National Highway 715, in Kaliabor. The project is valued at over Rs 6,950 crore.
PM Modi also flagged off two New Amrit Bharat Express trains, Guwahati (Kamakhya)-Rohtak Amrit Bharat Express and Dibrugarh-Lucknow (Gomti Nagar) Amrit Bharat Express. The 86 km long Kaziranga elevated corridor project is an environmentally conscious National Highway project. It will feature a 35 km Elevated Wildlife Corridor that will pass through Kaziranga National Park, a 21 km bypass section, and a 30 km widening of the existing NH-715 highway section from two to four lanes.
The project aims to improve regional connectivity while ensuring protection of the park’s rich biodiversity.It will pass through Nagaon, Karbi Anglong and Golaghat districts and will significantly improve connectivity to Upper Assam, particularly Dibrugarh and Tinsukia. The elevated wildlife corridor will ensure the uninterrupted movement of animals and reduce human-wildlife conflict.
PM Modi also reviewed the model of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project. Earlier in the day, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that people were turning up in large numbers, reflecting the immense public enthusiasm for the PM Modi.