New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Union cabinet has approved the four-laning of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of National Highway (NH) 715 to avoid man-animal conflict and deaths, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

Vaishnaw briefed the committee about the four-laning of the highway, which crosses through Kaziranga National Park, stating that it features a 34-kilometre elevated viaduct.

"The fifth big decision taken by the Union Cabinet today is the four-laning of the Kaliabor-Numaligarh section of NH-715 (86 km, Rs 6,957 Cr). It has a 34 km elevated viaduct, which passes through the Kaziranga National Park," Vaishnaw said while addressing a gathering here.

"In Assam, the wild animals, including the Rhinoceros, at Kaziranga ...