GUWAHATI: Even before it could recover from last month's floods, the Kaziranga National Park has once again been hit, with more than 85% of the protected area going under water following heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. Park officials said at many places the water level has crossed six feet. (AFP photo)"In fact, Sunday's flood is one of the worst deluges Kaziranga has experienced since 1988. The situation is very grim after large swathes of the park went under water. In fact, Kaziranga's ecosystem is intrinsically dependent on the annual deluge.In last month's flood, Kaziranga, home to a large population of rhinos, elephants, tigers, wild buffalos and eastern swamp deer, suffered an infrastructure damage of around Rs 7.35 crore.

Source: Times of India August 14, 2017 02:42 UTC