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| Ramesh shocked, will talk to Railwa |
| Elephant deaths: Ramesh shocked, will talk to Railways
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| INDIA
, 24-September-2010
5:26:7 AM |
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Upset over the death of seven jumbos on train tracks in West Bengal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday he would soon meet the Railway Board to press for concrete steps to ensure safety of elephants.
"The tragedy is all the more poignant in the wake of the Environment Ministry's decision to declare the elephant as our national heritage animal. It has also decided to take steps to establish a national Conservation Authority and implement the recommendations of the Elephant Task Force to protect designated elephant corridors," he said.
The death of seven jumbos in the state's Jalpaiguri district is the worst such incident on a single rail track in the country. Incidentally, Jalpaiguri zone is designated as a jumbo corridor and calls for the railways to take special steps such as slowing down of trains to provide safe crossing to elephants
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