Pankaj Oudhia ji...i came to know from TV news just now...that the angry elephants have already started taking their revenge. They have destroyed many houses in the nearby villages....
the surviving members of that herd stayed near their dead relatives till dawn...and now they are entering human habitations causing destruction. i think it should be made mandatory for the trains to blow the whistle whenever passing through such elephant zones, and the trains should run very slowly to prevent such ghastly accidents... railway should abide by the wildlife rules and regulations. Shantanu. On Sep 24, 12:03 am, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > Now the elephants will take revenge. It is inevitable. Many times I think > that in railway track there must be some alarm when train is approaching > atleast four to five kilometers at every point throughout forest. Elephants > are intelligent and by hearing mild sound, a loud sound for them, they will > keep distance with track for time being. Lets hope that innovators from > Gupta ji's NIF, Ahmadabad will think over it. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:25 AM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes Pankaj ji.....fences cannot be set up in elephant corridors...they > > need to move from one part of the forest to other for food. It has > > been observed that most of these accidents, take place at night, when > > the elephants are out foraging.... > > > in this incident,one of the seven elephants was dragged for more than > > 400 metres before the train stopped. Two babies and three female > > elephants, one male tusker and a juvenile died.... The West Bengal > > forest dept officials have filed an FIR against the railways, because > > the speed limit of 25 kms have been crossed. > > > and there has been a sudden spurt in elephant deaths after the line > > was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge in 2004. > > > Actually this is a vital railway-link between north Bengal and Assam. > > But in that case, the trains should restrict their speed to 25 km per > > hours while passing through the sensitive eleplant corridors. > > > Please check this link for more info on this mishap.... > > >http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article790867.ece > > > Shantanu. > > > On Sep 23, 10:53 pm, Smita Raskar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Very Sad :( > > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > I am sure many members of this group are wildlife-enthusiasts and > > > > animal lovers, and even if not then also ....you will be shocked to > > > > know that Wednesday night, a speeding goods train crushed 7 elephants > > > > when the herd was crossing the line near Binnaguri in the Jalpaiguri > > > > district of West Bengal. > > > > > Two babies were stuck in the tract, and five adults came to rescue the > > > > calves , and all were knocked down by the goods train. > > > > > Five elephants died immediately on the spot, and other two succumbed > > > > to death on Thursday morning... > > > > > More than 20 elephants have died in little more than a year in this > > > > area of Bengal, which is considered to be an important elephant > > > > corridor. > > > > > The train was running at 70 kms per hour, while the speed limit was > > > > restricted to a maximum of 40 kms per hour. > > > > > In India, the elephant population is depleting fast due to poaching, > > > > habitat destruction and train accidents. > > > > > Shantanu. > > > > -- > > > Smita raskar > > > M.Sc.(Botany), B.Ed. > > > Biology Teacher > > > Home: > > > 308 Disha Residency, > > > Salaiwada,Sawantwadi > > > Phone (02363) 274153 > > > Mob.9422379568- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
