Archive · 3 Oct 2025
Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project Approved by Centre
Imagine a new road being built in Assam to help both people and animals!
This road, called the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor, is part of a bigger project.
It will have a special elevated section so that animals can safely cross underneath.
This project helps make traveling faster between certain places.
The government hopes it will reduce car time, which is good for everyone, and also protect the wildlife by providing safe passage.
It will also link Guwahati, Kaziranga National Park and Numaligarh for industrial development.
The Kaziranga Elevated Corridor project was approved by the Centre.
The project aims to mitigate man-animal conflict.
It will also strengthen regional connectivity and links Guwahati and Numaligarh.
Travel time between Kaliabor and Numaligarh is expected to be halved.
The project includes elevated sections for wildlife passage.
- Who
- Nitin Gadkari, Himanta Biswa Sarma
- What
- Approval of Kaziranga Elevated Corridor
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Assam, between Kaliabor and Numaligarh
- Why
- To mitigate man-animal conflict, strengthen regional connectivity, and cut travel time.
- Project Name
- Kaziranga Elevated Corridor
- Total Length of Expansion Project
- 86 km
- Project Components
- 34.5 km elevated section, 21 km greenfield alignment
- Key Locations
- Kaliabor, Numaligarh, Kaziranga National Park, Guwahati
- Estimated Cost
- ₹6.957 crore
- Travel Time Reduction
- Halved from 150 to 75 minutes