The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its approval for an elevated corridor near UNESCO’s World Heritage Site of Kaziranga National Park (KNP), along with four other projects.
Along with this, the NBWL has also approved the Elevated Corridor near Kaziranga National Park, Guwahati Ring Road project including the Narengi – Kurua Bridge, Deepar Beel Railway Elevated Railway Corridor (13.31 Ha), Deepor Beel Elevated Railway Corridor (0.3 Ha) and the Chapaguri to Amteka Assam Mala project road that extends up to the Bhutan border.
Taking to his X handle, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Today marks a significant day for Assam as the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), the apex body in India for all wildlife-related matters, has approved five very very important projects for Assam. I extend my deep personal gratitude to Sri @byadavbjp Hon. Minister for Forest and Environment for this huge development.#assam indeed on the rise.”
The approval of these projects is expected to boost infrastructure and development in the region.
