Kaziranga Elevated Corridor and Bagurumba Dwhou | 19 Jan 2026

Source: PIB

During the recent visit to Assam, the Prime Minister participated in the Bagurumba Dwhou 2026 cultural programme in Guwahati, laid the foundation stone of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project, and virtually flagged off two Amrit Bharat Express trains. 

• Bagurumba Dwhou: It is a major cultural festival in Guwahati celebrating the heritage of the Bodo community. 
  • Bagurumba dance is a classical Bodo folk form inspired by nature, symbolising harmony between humans and the environment. 
  • Performed mainly by women with male musicians, the dance imitates butterflies, birds and flowers through circular and linear formations and represents peace, fertility, and collective joy, closely associated with festivals such as Bwisagu (Bodo New Year). 
• Kaziranga Elevated Corridor: It aims to ensure safe wildlife movement across Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, which hosts the world’s largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses and nearly 500 bird species, while reducing animal–vehicle collisions, improving road safety, easing congestion, and strengthening connectivity to Upper Assam.  
  • It is part of the four-laning of the 86.675 km Kaliabor–Numaligarh stretch of NH-715 along the Brahmaputra floodplains, includes about 34.5 km of elevated wildlife-friendly corridor with bypasses at Jakhalabandha and Bokakhat. 
• Rail Connectivity Boost: To enhance regional connectivity, the Prime Minister also flagged off two Amrit Bharat Express trains, Kamakhya–Rohtak and Dibrugarh–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow), which will significantly improve long-distance rail links between the Northeast and northern India, reduce travel time, and provide modern passenger amenities.