Guwahati, Jan 18: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday came down heavily on the Centre-led BJP government over the proposed Rs 7,000-crore project linked to Kaziranga National Park.
Gogoi said that the massive expenditure would have been far better better utilised in building river embankments to permanently adress Assam’s recurring flood crisis.
While addressing a public meeting at Tihu in Nalbari, Gogoi said the the BJP-led governments were “completely disconnected” from the real problems of the people.
“If the Central government truly wanted to help Assam, the Rs 7,000 crore proposed for the Kaziranga elevated corridor should have been invested in strengthening embankments across the state,” Gogoi stated.
The Congress leader added, “Every year floods devastate lives, homes and livelihoods. This money could have provided lasting protection to lakhs of families”.
He further questioned the ecological impact of the Kaziranga project, stating that such large-scale infrastructure interventions had already raised concerns among environmentalists.
On Sunday, PM Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the proposed elevated corridor at Kaziranga National Park.
“We have seen how elevated corridors affect wildlife movement and disturb the fragile ecology of Kaziranga. Development cannot come at the cost of nature and people’s survival,” he said.
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