Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project worth over Rs 6,950 crore at Kaliabor in Nagaon district of Assam. The 86-km-long corridor project is an eco-friendly national highway project. It will have a 35-km-long elevated wildlife corridor that will pass through the Kaziranga National Park.

The Prime Minister also flagged off two new Amrut Bharat Express trains. These include the Kamakhya-Rohtak Amrut Bharat Express and the Dibrugarh-Lucknow (Gomti Nagar) Amrut Bharat Express train.

He said that these new projects will open the doors of prosperity for the people of Assam. Modi said Kaziranga is not just a national park but the soul of Assam.

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