What has to be done?

♤ Coordination between MoEF and Railways has to be enhanced to ensure the safety of wildlife.

♤ Vulnerable patches for wildlife to be identified as wild life crossing spots, and signage put up to warn train drivers and other railway personnel, to enable them to give directions for trains to slow down their speed in these patches in the normal course.

♤ Update the list of well known vulnerable patches for wild life, and conveying them to the Railways.

♤ Electronically tag prominent wildlife like elephants, leopards, etc particularly in high traffic areas, so that wildlife and forest personnel could keep track of their movements, and warn railway officials well in time to enable them to avoid accident. Once they are electronically tagged, forest personnel could track their movements, and keep them from harm.

♤ Improvement in infrastructure for forest and Railway staff, such as, equipped with walkie talkies, constant connection with the control room, etc.

♤ In prominent wildlife areas, or wherever considered necessary, forest officials should be posted at Railway control rooms to coordinate with railway staff, informed regarding the movement of elephants, to enable railway authorities to take preventive action, well in advance.

♤ Strict instructions to all railway and forest field personnel, emphasizing the importance of the protection and conservation of wild life.