GUWAHATI: Two elephants have been mowed down by way of a transferring train when a 16-member jumbo herd was once crossing railway tracks near Thakurkuchi railway station in the outskirt of town on Saturday middle of the night.
The mishap took place barely 100 meter clear of the railway station. Both woodland and railway officers mentioned that the place where the collision took place was once no longer used by elephants to go the tracks earlier.
Guwahati wildlife divisional woodland officer, Pradipta Baruah mentioned the Guwahati-bound Avadh Express collided with the elephants at a spot which is 2 to three kilometer a long way from the identified hall used by jumbos to go the tracks in the area.
The elephants might have come from the within reach Amsang wildlife sanctuary.
"Both forest and railway personnel were jointly patrolling along the identified corridor. It is unfortunate that the mishap happened at a spot which is far off the identified corridor. All the members of the herd managed to cross over, except the two female elephants," Baruah mentioned.
Baruah added that remainder of the herd individuals have taken shelter in adjacent Chandrapur area, and patrolling has been intensified along the tracks to alert railway stations in case the herd tries to go over the tracks.
In 2008, additionally a jumbo was once killed in collision with transferring train in Panikhaiti area which is also as regards to Thakurkuchi.
With the onset of harvest season, elephants steadily go over railway tracks, which cross via many of the jumbo habitats, on the lookout for meals.
While speed of trains is lowered along the identified elephant corridors, the rate restrict is relaxed once the train is out of demarcated elephant motion area. However, woodland officers mentioned that elephant crossing over tracks which aren't within identified corridors has posed a major problem in warding off collision with trains.
Last year no less than seven elephants died because of collision with trains. Most of the jumbo casualties have been outside the identified inclined places where elephants most often go the railway tracks.
Experts mentioned that over the years, elephants had been noticed an increasing number of the use of new spaces for motion across the railway tracks, increasing the vulnerability of collision in puts outside the identified corridors. Experts mentioned that elephant herd get scattered and take new routes when the jumbos are chased by way of humans when the jumbos come to villages for feeding.
North East Frontier Railway (NFR)mentioned over 12 forthcoming elephant-train collisions have been averted remaining wintry weather on account of intensified patrolling by way of railway and woodland group of workers. According to NFR between 2013 and 2016 altogether 47 elephants have been saved from colliding with transferring train.
The mishap took place barely 100 meter clear of the railway station. Both woodland and railway officers mentioned that the place where the collision took place was once no longer used by elephants to go the tracks earlier.
Guwahati wildlife divisional woodland officer, Pradipta Baruah mentioned the Guwahati-bound Avadh Express collided with the elephants at a spot which is 2 to three kilometer a long way from the identified hall used by jumbos to go the tracks in the area.
The elephants might have come from the within reach Amsang wildlife sanctuary.
"Both forest and railway personnel were jointly patrolling along the identified corridor. It is unfortunate that the mishap happened at a spot which is far off the identified corridor. All the members of the herd managed to cross over, except the two female elephants," Baruah mentioned.
Baruah added that remainder of the herd individuals have taken shelter in adjacent Chandrapur area, and patrolling has been intensified along the tracks to alert railway stations in case the herd tries to go over the tracks.
In 2008, additionally a jumbo was once killed in collision with transferring train in Panikhaiti area which is also as regards to Thakurkuchi.
With the onset of harvest season, elephants steadily go over railway tracks, which cross via many of the jumbo habitats, on the lookout for meals.
While speed of trains is lowered along the identified elephant corridors, the rate restrict is relaxed once the train is out of demarcated elephant motion area. However, woodland officers mentioned that elephant crossing over tracks which aren't within identified corridors has posed a major problem in warding off collision with trains.
Last year no less than seven elephants died because of collision with trains. Most of the jumbo casualties have been outside the identified inclined places where elephants most often go the railway tracks.
Experts mentioned that over the years, elephants had been noticed an increasing number of the use of new spaces for motion across the railway tracks, increasing the vulnerability of collision in puts outside the identified corridors. Experts mentioned that elephant herd get scattered and take new routes when the jumbos are chased by way of humans when the jumbos come to villages for feeding.
North East Frontier Railway (NFR)mentioned over 12 forthcoming elephant-train collisions have been averted remaining wintry weather on account of intensified patrolling by way of railway and woodland group of workers. According to NFR between 2013 and 2016 altogether 47 elephants have been saved from colliding with transferring train.
Two jumbos die in collision with moving train near Guwahati
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