Rly agrees to limit train speed near Gir forest
June 04, 2014  14:52
The Western Railway has agreed to reduce the speed of trains passing through tracks near Gir forest in Gujarat's Amreli district to prevent accidents of Asiatic lions moving in the area.

The railway authorities have also agreed to impart training to more train drivers to sensitise them about lions, on why big cats need to be protected and what can the drivers do to ensure the safety of animals if found on tracks. The training will be imparted by forest officials, he said.

The forest department will bear the expenditure of barbed wire fencing in 30 km area on railway track in Amreli frequented by lions, while the railway will construct an under passage (running under the rail track) for enabling movement of lions and other wild animals, the official said.
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