Government takes measures to prevent animals killed by running trains in the country
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3148
ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020
STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT KILLING OF ANIMALS BY RUNNING TRAINS
3148. SHRI C. M. RAMESH:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of animals, specially cows, buffaloes and elephants that got killed by running trains in the country, State-wise and loss suffered by Railways on these account, the details thereof; and
(b) the details of the steps taken by Government to minimise such incidents and to formulate punitive action against the erring persons?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3148 BY SHRI C.M. RAMESH ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 20.03.2020 REGARDING STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT KILLING OF ANIMALS BY RUNNING TRAINS
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(a) As per the information available with Zonal Railways, details of animal deaths Zonal Railway-wise are as under. These details are not collected State-wise and no systematic record is maintained on the loss incurred on this account.
| Year |
2019
|
2020
(upto 12 March, 2020)
|
||||
| Railway |
Cows
|
Buffaloes
|
Elephants
|
Cows
|
Buffaloes
|
Elephants
|
| Central |
243
|
135
|
0
|
62
|
40
|
0
|
| Eastern |
125
|
60
|
0
|
20
|
5
|
0
|
| East Central |
290
|
199
|
0
|
100
|
105
|
0
|
| East Coast |
25
|
45
|
2
|
6
|
11
|
0
|
| Northern |
157
|
85
|
2
|
37
|
19
|
0
|
| North Central |
2126
|
3188
|
0
|
632
|
1022
|
0
|
| North Eastern |
1750
|
381
|
0
|
329
|
54
|
0
|
| Northeast Frontier |
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
| North Western |
51
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Southern |
81
|
298
|
2
|
13
|
34
|
0
|
| South Central |
58
|
294
|
0
|
14
|
88
|
0
|
| South Eastern |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
| South East Central |
1786
|
94
|
0
|
361
|
20
|
0
|
| South Western |
23
|
23
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
| Western |
1518
|
820
|
0
|
189
|
143
|
0
|
| West Central |
4039
|
52
|
0
|
555
|
13
|
0
|
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(b) Some preventive measures taken by Zonal Railways include:
(i) Identification of hot spots for animal run over,
(ii) Regular coordination with Forest Officials for incidents involving wild animals,
(iii) Imposition of speed restrictions in identified locations,
(iv) Provision of signage board,
(v) Sensitization of Train Crew and Station Masters on a regular basis,
(vi) Need based clearance of vegetation on the sides of the track within railway land,
(vii) Construction of underpasses and ramps for the movement of elephants at identified locations,
(viii) Provision of boundary wall/fencing at selected locations,
(ix) Forest Department staff deputed in Railway control offices to liaison with Railway and elephant trackers engaged by Forest Department for timely action by alerting station master and loco pilots,
(x) Installation of innovative Honey bee sound systems at locations, which are prone to crossing of elephants,
(xi) Counselling of villagers for avoiding cattle coming near track.
(i) Identification of hot spots for animal run over,
(ii) Regular coordination with Forest Officials for incidents involving wild animals,
(iii) Imposition of speed restrictions in identified locations,
(iv) Provision of signage board,
(v) Sensitization of Train Crew and Station Masters on a regular basis,
(vi) Need based clearance of vegetation on the sides of the track within railway land,
(vii) Construction of underpasses and ramps for the movement of elephants at identified locations,
(viii) Provision of boundary wall/fencing at selected locations,
(ix) Forest Department staff deputed in Railway control offices to liaison with Railway and elephant trackers engaged by Forest Department for timely action by alerting station master and loco pilots,
(x) Installation of innovative Honey bee sound systems at locations, which are prone to crossing of elephants,
(xi) Counselling of villagers for avoiding cattle coming near track.
Source : RAJYA SABHA
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