In a bid to prevent elephants from being hit by speeding trains, East Coast Railway has decided to install an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and deter wild elephants approaching railway tracks.
The IDS will be installed in railway sections prone to elephant movements. As per direction by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the ECoR has obtained a sanction of ₹79.12 crore for installing IDS units near elephant corridors.
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