As many as 214 animals have died in Kaziranga National Park in the Assam floods, officials said, adding that 155 animals have been rescued.
ANI
After the flood situation improved, the Assam police have allowed commercial vehicles to move around the Kaziranga National Park area during the day.
“Entry of commercial vehicles into Kaziranga National Park is permitted without steering and at regulated speed from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm. Commercial vehicles are not permitted to enter Kaziranga National Park during night hours (from 6:00 pm to 5:00 am),” the Assam Police order said.
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The easing of restrictions came after the flood situation in the state eased. Earlier, in view of the floods and to ensure safety of humans and animals during this critical time, the government had imposed some restrictions on vehicular movement on National Highway 715, which passes through Kaziranga National Park.
Officials said 214 animals have died in the Kaziranga National Park in the floods in Assam so far, adding that 155 animals have been rescued.
As of July 18, the water level was below the danger level in Passighat, Dibrugarh, Dhansirimukh and Tezpur. However, it was above the danger level in Neamatighat and Numaligarh. As of July 18, there were 233 camps, of which 12 were submerged.
Floods in Assam have claimed at least 91 lives across the state, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said early last week.
According to the Disaster Reporting and Information Management System (DRIMS), water levels of the Brahmaputra in Neamatighat, Tezpur and Dhubri, its tributary Burhi Dihing in Chenimari (Khowang), the Disang in Nanglamuraghat and the Kushiyara in Karimganj exceeded the danger limit.
Twenty-one districts of the state were affected by the floods including Cachar, Nalbari, Kamrup, Golaghat, Goalpara, Morigaon, Dibrugarh, Dhubri, Nagaon, Hailakandi, Dhemaji, Majuli, Sivasagar, South Salmara, Darrang, Karimganj, Barpeta, Kamrup (M) , Biswanath, Chirang and Jorhat.
A total of 2,406 villages were subject to 75 tax districts and 32,924.32 hectares of arable land were under water.
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