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Kaliabor-Numaligarh Section: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the much-awaited widening of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of National Highway (NH) 715. While providing details, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that four-laning of the highway passing through the Kaziranga National Park will reduce the man-animal conflicts and deaths. Vaishnaw further stated that the project also features a 34-kilometer elevated viaduct to manage the expected congestion on the route. He asserted that the widening of the road will ensure easy passage for the animals and the commuters, reducing the chances of collision.

"The fifth big decision taken by the Union Cabinet today is the four-laning of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of NH-715 (86 km, Rs 6,957 Cr). It has a 34 km elevated viaduct, which passes through the Kaziranga National Park," Vaishnaw stated.

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"In Assam, the wild animals, including the Rhinoceros, at Kaziranga National Park start coming towards the hilly area during the monsoon, which is when they have to cross the road. This creates a problem of animal conflict and death. The four-laning of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of NH-715 will be done, and a major part will be elevated," he added.

Apart from this, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also stated that the widening of the highway will ease traffic movement in the region. "My gratitude to Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Cabinet for approving the widening of the 4 Lane Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of the NH-715 for Rs 6,957 crore," Sarma stated.

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"The project also includes the ambitious 34 km Elevated Corridor in Kaziranga, which will ease traffic movement and at the same time save the lives of our faunal friends who fall victims to accidents. This is a major infrastructure project which will transform connectivity in Assam and open a new template of human-animal coexistence," he added.