In Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project, covering the 4-laning of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of National Highway 715, in Kaliabor, Nagaon district. The project is valued at over Rs 6,950 crore. The Prime Minister also flagged off two New Amrit Bharat Express trains, Guwahati (Kamakhya)-Rohtak Amrit Bharat Express and Dibrugarh-Lucknow (Gomti Nagar) Amrit Bharat Express.
More good news for Assam!
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 18, 2026
Strengthening connectivity and mobility, Adarniya Shri @narendramodi Ji today virtually flagged off two new Amrit Bharat trains on the Kamakhya–Rohtak and Dibrugarh–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) routes.
Gratitude to our Hon’ble Prime Minister for this… pic.twitter.com/hbGp6CYtYR
Addressing a rally in Kaliabor, PM Modi cited BJP's big wins in Bihar Assembly polls, the BMC election and Thiruvananthapuram mayoral polls and said the people were "consistently rejecting the negative politics" of the Congress. "The Congress has lost the country's trust because it has no development agenda. In Mumbai, the city where the Congress was born, it has today become the fourth or fifth-ranked party. In Maharashtra, where the Congress ruled for years, the Congress has completely collapsed," he said.
#WATCH | Kaliabor, Assam | PM Narendra Modi says, "... Congress was born in Mumbai, but today, Congress stands in the 4th or 5th position in the city... Congress has lost the faith of the country because it has no development agenda..."
— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2026
Source: DD pic.twitter.com/xgbkGxbmv0
The 86 km long Kaziranga Elevated Corridor project is an environmentally conscious National Highway project. It will feature a 35 km Elevated Wildlife Corridor that will pass through Kaziranga National Park, a 21 km Bypass section, and a 30 km widening of the existing NH-715 highway section from two to four lanes. The project aims to improve regional connectivity while ensuring protection of the park's rich biodiversity. The project will pass through Nagaon, Karbi Anglong and Golaghat districts and will significantly improve connectivity to Upper Assam, particularly Dibrugarh and Tinsukia. The elevated wildlife corridor will ensure the uninterrupted movement of animals and reduce human-wildlife conflict.
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