With nearly 186 elephants officially reported to have been killed due to collisions with trains in the last decade, the Union Environment Ministry and the Railways Ministry are exploring a project to minimise such accidents.
While piece-meal measures have been taken in States, the latest initiative is to analyse patterns geographically and propose measures that the Railways can feasibly implement.
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, an autonomous body, and the Environment Ministry, have had an initial round of discussions with officials in the Railways, said S.P. Yadav of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
