Shocking yes, but Janaki, trains cannot be brought to a shrieking halt. Along tracks passing through wildlife areas, trains should run very, very, very slowly.
Lavkumar Khachar. On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:44 PM, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]>wrote: > shocking and callous. apparently the driver could clearly see them but > still persisted in driving them over. > is there any elephant policy in that area? > > 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. >> >> >
