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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday laid the foundation stone for the Rs 6,957-crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor, and virtually flagged off two Amrit Bharat trains in Assam’s Nagaon district, news agency PTI reported.
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The PM travelled from Guwahati to Nagaon in the final leg of his two-day visit to the state, and performed ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ of the Kaziranga project, the report stated.
The corridor aims to ensure safe wildlife movement across the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, reduce road accidents on National Highway-715, and boost ecotourism, while generating local employment opportunities, an official told news agency PTI.
VIDEO | Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for the Rs 6,957-crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor in Assam.
The corridor is aimed at ensuring safe wildlife movement across the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, reduce road accidents on National… pic.twitter.com/KB2XsOpLvZ
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It forms part of the widening of a two-lane 86.675-km stretch of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of NH-715 to four lanes, and includes around 34.45 km of elevated wildlife-friendly corridors, along with bypasses at Jakhalabandha and Bokakhat, he told reporters. Currently, the highway disrupts the natural movement of animals during floods.
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Modi also reviewed a model of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor.
PM flags off Amrit Bharat Express trains
The Prime Minister also virtually flagged off two Amrit Bharat Express trains – Dibrugarh-Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) and Kamakhya-Rohtak, PTI reported.
These trains aim to enhance long-distance rail connectivity between Assam and states such as West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Haryana, reduce travel time, and provide modern passenger amenities, the official informed.
