A tragic accident took place in Alipurduar, West Bengal. While crossing the railway tracks in the Rajabhatkhawa forest area of the district, three elephants were hit by a goods train and died on the spot. These also include two baby elephants. The place where the accident occurred does not come under the purview of 'Intrusion Detection System' (IDS). A senior official of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) gave this information.
According to news agency PTI, the officer said that this incident took place in Rajabhatkhawa-Kalchini section. This area is located near the Buxa Tiger Reserve in North Bengal. The place where this incident took place does not come under the purview of the 'Intrusion Detection System' (IDS) installed to avoid such incidents.
Two baby elephants also died after being hit by a goods train.
NFR official told 'PTI-Bhasha' that the incident happened at around 7.20 am, when a goods train was going from Alipurduar to Siliguri. Three elephants died after being hit by a goods train, including two of their babies. The officer said that after the incident, medical examination of the driver and co-driver of the goods train has been done. After the incident, the goods train remained standing there for some time.
Death occurred due to lack of intrusion detection system
To prevent such incidents in the forest area, 'Intrusion Detection System' (IDS) has been installed. This system protects elephants from accidents caused by trains. The official told PTI that IDS has been installed in some parts of Alipurduar railway division, and it is yet to be installed in Alipurduar-Kalchini section. The official said, the tender process is underway to bring the entire section along with Lumding and Rangia divisions of NFR under the ambit of IDS. He said that in the places where IDS is in place, there is no possibility of elephants getting hit by trains. The incident has not happened.
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