Gaurav Gogoi flags removal of gazette notification on Kaziranga animal corridors from Assam’s official website
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has questioned the Assam government's removal of a gazette notification regarding Kaziranga National Park's animal corridors. He alleges that the omission of specific corridors may be linked to potential mining interests.
Why it matters
The controversy highlights the tension between environmental conservation, industrial development, and government transparency.
Assam Congress president and MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday (September 7, 2026) questioned why the Assam government has removed an allegedly incomplete 2022 gazette notification on Kaziranga National Park’s animal corridors from its official website.
In an X post, he said that the Panbari Wildlife Corridor was missing from the version of the gazette notification uploaded on the government’s (Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department) portal.
“The full notification on the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve’s website spans pages 1,328 to 1,455. The version published on the State portal stopped at page 1,426, omitting the 29 pages covering the Panbari corridor. This coincides with reports of rare earth element deposits in the same belt,” Mr Gogoi said.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in