Kaziranga: In order to protect the wild lives at the Kaziranga National Park, Assam Government is going to construct a 36 km long and 11 metres breath flyover in Kaziranga very soon.
Speaking to The Sentinel Digital, Assam Forest Minister, Parimal Suklabaidya on Friday said that a Mumbai based company namely Wadia Techno Engineering Service Pvt. Limited has been given the task to complete the project.
“The cost of the entire project will be around Rs. 2625 crore and is scheduled to begin from 2020-21,” said Parimal Suklabaidya.
The minister also informed that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be completed by the next two months. “Around Rs 3.7 crore has been already released by the National Highway Authority of India for the DPR,” added the Forest Minister.
He further mentioned that the bridge will be eco-friendly.
On being asked about the recent rise in death reports of the wild animals due to road accidents at the Kaziranga National Park, Forest Minister replied, “The flyover will definitely help in curbing the road accidents at the National Park, moreover, the wild animals keep on changing their habitats on a regular basis, thus, the bridge will help them during movement inside their territory,” the Forest Minister added further.
About Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site. According to the census held in March 2018 which was jointly conducted by the Forest Department of the Government of Assam and some recognized wildlife NGOs, the rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2,413. It comprises 1,641 adult rhinos (642 males, 793 females, 206 unsexed); 387 sub-adults (116 males, 149 females, 122 unsexed); and 385 calves. In 2015, the rhino population stood at 2401. Kaziranga is home to the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006 (now the highest tiger density is in Orang National Park, Assam). The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer. Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for the conservation of avifaunal species. When compared with other protected areas in India, Kaziranga has achieved notable success in wildlife conservation. Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, the park combines high species diversity and visibility.