Guwahati, June 29 -- The Assam government has imposed prohibitory orders and traffic restrictions along the National Highway passing through Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve to ensure the safe passage of wildlife as floodwaters continue to rise following incessant monsoon rains.

The Kaliabor Co-District Administration issued the order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, after the Divisional Forest Officer of the Eastern Assam Wildlife Division, Bokakhat, warned that rising water levels could inundate the entire stretch of National Highway 715 (Old NH-37), forcing wild animals to migrate from the flooded park to higher elevations in the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council area.

The administrati...