TNPSC Thervupettagam

Permanent Body to prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks

April 1 , 2022 912 days 603 0
  • The Union Environment Ministry has constituted a “permanent” coordination committee that includes the Ministry of Railways and the Environment Ministry to prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks.
  • 19 elephants were killed across the country on railway tracks in 2018-19, 14 in 2019-20, and 12 in 2020-21.
  • Railway collisions were the second-largest reason for the unnatural deaths of elephants.

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