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Elephants hit, killed by train
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September 25, 2010, Saturday
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INDIA'S environment minister pressed railway authorities yesterday to ensure the safety of elephants after seven pachyderms were mowed down by a speeding train in eastern India.
The herd was crossing the tracks in Banarhat forest in West Bengal state at midnight Wednesday when the freight train plowed into the animals, killing them all.
"This is not the first time that such a mishap has taken place, although the scale with which it has taken place now is unprecedented," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said.
Ramesh said he had previously written letters to the railway minister and met with rail officials to discuss "measures to be taken in order to avoid such tragedies."
Dozens of elephants have died in India in recent years, struck while crossing railway tracks that often run through national parks and forests.
India's wild elephant population was recently estimated at about 26,000.
The herd was crossing the tracks in Banarhat forest in West Bengal state at midnight Wednesday when the freight train plowed into the animals, killing them all.
"This is not the first time that such a mishap has taken place, although the scale with which it has taken place now is unprecedented," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said.
Ramesh said he had previously written letters to the railway minister and met with rail officials to discuss "measures to be taken in order to avoid such tragedies."
Dozens of elephants have died in India in recent years, struck while crossing railway tracks that often run through national parks and forests.
India's wild elephant population was recently estimated at about 26,000.
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