New rail loop lines in Rajaji park to protect elephants

The Hindu
April 24, 2009

Dehra Dun (PTI): With scores of elephants being killed by trains at Kansaro railway station inside the Rajaji park near here, the railway board has decided to construct new loop lines in the area to facilitate free movement of the pachyderms.
New loop lines at Kansaro railway station will facilitate free movement of elephants between the waiting trains and the signal cabins, a top official here said.
The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting between top railway officials including its Chairman S.S. Khurana and state government officials led by Chief Secretary Indu Kumar Pande earlier this week, the official said.
The state forest department has also told the railways not to create obstructions while carrying out developmental activities in the forest areas of Rajaji Park, home to elephants, tigers and leopards.
As many elephants had been killed in the past near Kansaro railway station after colliding with trains, the rail line of this area has been dubbed as a killer track.

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