Assam: Speed Of Vehicles Crossing Kaziranga National Park Limited Down

GUWAHATI: The Bokakhat sub-divisional magistrate has laid down certain restrictions due to the emerging flash floods in and around the Kaziranga National Park.

The direction comes in order to protect the forest animals living near the animal-corridor areas.

The pace of vehicles has been limited down on the national highway 37 between the Panbari animal corridor to the district or sub-divisional western boundary of Bagori, according to the new order.

An order dated June 6th by Dr Neha Yadav, who is the sub-divisional magistrate of Bokakhat, issued that the level of the river Brahmaputra was rising and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecasted heavy downpour in the region for the upcoming days.

The order thus reads, "During high flood season, the wild animals of the Kaziranga National Park have a natural tendency to migrate for shelter towards the Karbi Anglong Hills thereby crossing NH-37. While migrating, there is a likelihood of wild animals falling prey to the hands of miscreants or meeting with accidents that may put the lives of passengers as well as wild animals at risk. There are sufficient grounds to regulate the speed of the vehicles and impose restrictions in the scheduled area, so as to protect human lives and wild animals, do hereby impose restrictions in the exercise of the powers conferred U/S 144 Cr. P.C.".

Neha Yadav gave the directions that none of the transport will be proceeding 40 KM and above speed, none of the vehicles will be permitted to a standstill in the NH 37 that would obstruct the path for safe crossing of the wild animals, birds and reptiles during migration, harms shouldn't be intended to them, birds or reptiles etc. taking rest in the NH 37 way and no harmful equipment will be allowed to carry inside or outside the national park.

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