The State government, in its rejoinder affidavit before the NGT in the Kaziranga case (MA No 687 of 2013, MA No 1070 of 2013 and MA No 142 of 2014 in Original Application No 174 of 2013 Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India and others), also said that at the same time, the park authority would deploy Animal Corridor Wardens at designated locations frequented by animals during the monsoon season.

Pleading that trucks should also be allowed to move in a regulated manner in this stretch of the NH during the monsoon season, it argued that stopping of all types of vehicles will have cascading affects on the environment and protection of wildlife as well due to the reason that it will lead to huge pile up of thousands of vehicles on the road running along the boundary of the national park with a big detrimental affect on the wild animals.

There is no parking space except the two-lane road itself. By the time the traffic jam eases out, the next period of traffic closure will start leading to total chaos affecting the wild animals and day-to-day life of people.

Moreover, the long parking of the vehicles may attract consequential activities, including encroachment, poaching and pollution of the area which will be detrimental to the interest of the national park itself and wild animals.

The State government has also opposed the suggestion made by the plaintiff on the restriction of movement of cars during the monsoon except the local ones plying between Jakhalabandha and Bokakhat.

It stated that installation of cameras or speed guns on the six identified animal corridors is under process and presently at an initial phase.