GUWAHATI: The situation turned grim at the Kaziranga National Park on Saturday when vast swathes of the World Heritage Site went under water. Park officials said nearly 50% of the sanctuary's 430-sq-km area is inundated. Our field staff are closely monitoring the movement of the animals," Saikia said.Elephants and rhinos have already started migrating to Karbi Anglong by crossing NH-37. Park officials said the intensity of the flood is likely to increase as the water level of the Brahmaputra showed a rising trend on Saturday. "The water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries is rising at Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh ), Dibrugarh, Nematighat, Dhansirimukh and Tezpur.

Source: Times of India August 13, 2017 02:46 UTC