81 elephants die in train collisions in various states in last five years

Pilot projects like seismic sensor-based elephant detection initiated

Source: NoA

NATIONAL, July 28, 2025: Union Minister of State for the Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh has conformed death of 81 elephants due to train collisions in various states in the last five years. Singh gave this information Monday in reply to a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

He also said that the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry in coordination with the Ministry of Railways has taken several measures to prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks including conducting inter-ministerial meetings.

The Minister said that speed restrictions in elephant habitats, pilot projects like seismic sensor-based elephant detection, construction of underpasses, ramps, fencing, have been undertaken at various locations. He said that based on the intensity of wildlife movement, 77 railway stretches covering around two thousand km across 14 States have been prioritised for modification along with site-specific interventions.

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