New Delhi, March 13 -- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) received an overwhelming response from the bidders for the construction of over 85 km long Kaliabor to Numaligarh section of NH-715 passing through Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode, the release said.

In response to the bids called by NHAI from the highway developers, the project has received 18 bids and is scheduled to be awarded in the current Financial Year at a total capital cost of Rs. 6,956 Crores. To strengthen connectivity while preserving the unique ecological heritage of the region, the project was approved by the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) and'Bhumi Pujan' of the project was perfor...