Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 18, 2026 performed the Bhoomi Pujan of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project worth over ₹6,950 crore at Kaliabor in Nagaon district of Assam. The 86-kilometre four-laning project on National Highway-715, covering the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section, is being executed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) mode. The alignment is structured in three distinct segments: a 35-kilometre elevated wildlife corridor passing through Kaziranga National Park, a 21-kilometre bypass section to divert commercial traffic away from the tiger reserve, and a 30-kilometre highway widening section upgrading the existing two-lane road to four lanes. The elevated design ensures that rhinos, elephants, tigers, and other wildlife can move freely beneath the carriageway without disruption from vehicular traffic, addressing decades of human-animal conflict along this ecologically sensitive stretch. The project spans Nagaon, Karbi Anglong, and Golaghat districts, directly benefitting local economies through employment and logistics. On the same visit, PM Modi flagged off two new Amrit Bharat Express trains on the Guwahati (Kamakhya)-Rohtak and Dibrugarh-Lucknow (Gomti Nagar) routes, and announced a Vande Bharat Sleeper Train between Guwahati and Kolkata. Officials highlighted that zero rhino poaching was recorded in Kaziranga in 2025, in contrast to rampant poaching a decade earlier. The corridor is expected to boost the Northeastern connectivity grid and strengthen the Act East Policy while protecting UNESCO World Heritage biodiversity.