On Wednesday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he has discussed forming a 35-km elevated corridor of the National Highway-37 passing through Kaziranga National Park with the Centre, which has given a favourable response.
During a discussion on the Cut Motion on Supplementary Demands for Grants in the Assembly, Sarma said the ambitious project has been discussed at length with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
“With all the MPs from Assam, I met Nitin Gadkari in Delhi yesterday. We discussed the Kaziranga elevated road project. You will be happy to know that it is almost on track now,” Sarma said.
During the monsoon, the famed Park gets inundated and scores of animals are killed while trying to cross the NH-37 by speeding vehicles, Sarma added.
“If we can construct a 35-km elevated road on this stretch, then the animals will be saved. The existing road can be used by local villagers after completion of this elevated road,” Sarma said.
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