Why is it in the news?
→ PM participated in Bagurumba Dwhou 2026 and laid the foundation stone of Kaziranga Elevated Corridor.
→ Two Amrit Bharat Express trains were flagged off.
Category: Environment
Important Points
- Bagurumba Dwhou is a major Bodo cultural festival in Guwahati.
- Bagurumba dance performed mainly by women; symbolises harmony with nature; linked with Bwisagu (Bodo New Year).
- Kaziranga corridor ensures wildlife movement across Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve.
- The park hosts the world's largest one-horned rhinoceros population and ~500 bird species.
- Corridor part of four-laning of 86.675 km Kaliabor–Numaligarh NH-715 stretch.
- Includes ~34.5 km elevated wildlife-friendly corridor with bypasses at Jakhalabandha and Bokakhat.
- Aims to reduce animal–vehicle collisions, ease congestion, and improve Upper Assam connectivity.
- Amrit Bharat Express routes: Kamakhya–Rohtak and Dibrugarh–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow).