Guwahati, May 9 -- The Gauhati High Court has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Centre to file detailed affidavits clarifying whether all mandatory environmental and wildlife clearances were obtained before proceeding with the ambitious Guwahati Ring Road project, particularly in view of concerns over elephant corridors and the impact on the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary.

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL/22/2026) filed by social activist Arkasish Chaliha and senior journalist Mahesh Deka, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury on May 7 granted additional time to NHAI to submit an affidavit stating whether all statutory clearances had been secured before...