GUWAHATI, Nov 13: Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi demanded compensation of at least Rs 25 lakh for the family of every person killed in the road accident at Rangajan in Kaziranga.
In a statement on social media, Gogoi expressed condolences to the bereaved families and urged Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to arrange the compensation.
He also raised concerns over the condition of the national highway stretch from Jakhalabandha to Numaligarh, describing it as a “death trap”. Gogoi said the dilapidated road had adversely affected Assam’s image.
He said tourists from India and abroad travelling to Kaziranga National Park had to use the road and demanded its immediate repair and reconstruction.
The accident involved a collision between a passenger Traveller and a container vehicle at Rangajan.
