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Four elephants die after being hit by train in Odisha; activists say Indian Railways must take steps to control locomotive speeds

Press Trust of India • April 16, 2018, 16:43:56 IST
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Four elephants were killed after being run over by a train near a level crossing under Bagadihi Forest Range area in Jharsuguda district on Monday.

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Four elephants die after being hit by train in Odisha; activists say Indian Railways must take steps to control locomotive speeds

Jharsuguda: Four elephants were killed after being run over by a train near a level crossing under Bagadihi Forest Range area in Jharsuguda district on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_4433857” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Representational image. Reuters Representational image. Reuters[/caption] The tragedy struck when the elephants were crossing the railway track on the Howrah-Mumbai line near Teladihi in the wee hours, said Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) PK Dhal. Two tuskers and two female pachyderms were killed in the incident, he said, adding that jumbos often pass through the area which was an elephant corridor. The impact of the mishap was so severe that the pachyderms were thrown away quite a distance, said an official. Senior railway officials rushed to the site and arrangements were made for removal of the carcasses, he said. The traffic on the Howrah-Mumbai downline was also affected following the incident. Some trains were controlled at different stations before normalcy was restored on the route, said officials. Dhal said the forest officials had already urged the railway authorities to ensure the running of trains at slow speed in elephant corridors. According to norms, drivers must limit the speed of trains to 30 km/hr while passing through elephant corridors and constantly blow horns to alert the jumbos crossing railway tracks. Wildlife experts and activists expressed concern over the incident and said the railways must take steps to control train speeds in identified crossing zones and prevent such incidents.

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