: The Union Cabinet has approved the widening of the existing Kalibor–Numaligarh section of NH-715 into a four-lane highway, with special wildlife-friendly measures to protect animal movement across the Kaziranga National Park stretch. The ₹6,957-crore project is expected to be a gamechanger for connectivity and conservation in Assam.

The 85.675-km project will be executed on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode. It includes a 34.5-km elevated corridor to allow unhindered wildlife movement between Kaziranga National Park and the Karbi Anglong Hills, where animals migrate during annual floods. The existing highway, currently a two-lane road, has long been notorious for animal deaths due to speeding vehicles.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on X- The projec

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