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Infrastructure works disrupt elephant corridors in Chunati

Elephant movement through the Satghar corridor has been blocked for nearly two months due to the four-lane expansion of the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway.

The Business Standard · 5 October 2026, 11:10 AM

A critical passage at the Satghar corridor remains obstructed as construction crews work on widening a 900-metre stretch of the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway to four lanes. This infrastructure project has effectively prevented elephants from traversing between their forest habitats on either side of the road for nearly two months.