Loco pilots save 8 lions on Gujarat railway tracks
1 week, 1 day ago

Loco pilots save 8 lions on Gujarat railway tracks

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhavnagar: Alert loco pilots of a goods train and a passenger train in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district successfully prevented a tragedy by applying brakes in time to save eight lions that had wandered onto the tracks. According to Mashooque Ahmad, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Bhavnagar, a total of 104 lions have been saved so far this financial year, thanks to the efforts of the Western Railway's Bhavnagar division. On Thursday, Dhavalbhai P., the loco pilot of a goods train heading to Pipavav port, noticed five lions crossing the track near Rajula city. Due to previous incidents involving Asiatic lions being injured or killed on the tracks, the Gujarat High Court has urged authorities to develop a standard operating procedure to prevent such accidents.

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Gujarat HC calls for speed reduction on trains to prevent lion deaths on tracks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat HC calls for speed reduction on trains to prevent lion deaths on tracks

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat high court has directed the implementation of speed restrictions on trains passing through lion habitats to prevent accidents involving the endangered Asiatic lions of Gir forest. The affidavit outlined several measures recommended by the high-level committee, including “frequency, imposing speed restrictions in specific time and place, issuing caution orders in emergency situations, construction of under-passes, IT interventions, guidance …

Lion Deaths: Gujarat High Court Calls For High-Level Enquiry Into Working Of Forest And Railway Depts, Slams Their "Face Saving" Probe
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lion Deaths: Gujarat High Court Calls For High-Level Enquiry Into Working Of Forest And Railway Depts, Slams Their "Face Saving" Probe

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has expressed strong displeasure at the "face saving" enquiry conducted by the Railways and Forest Department into the unnatural deaths of three Asiatic lions on railway tracks in Amreli district. “We are initiating a high level enquiry into the working of railways and the forest department,” Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal orally remarked. We were talking about …

Gujarat HC questions action taken by Railways, forest dept after death of two lions on tracks
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat HC questions action taken by Railways, forest dept after death of two lions on tracks

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday expressed dismay over the delay by the Railways and state forest department in taking preventive measures after two lions were run over by trains in the state. The court resented the delay in action taken by the two authorities after two lions were mowed down by trains in Gir forest in January, and …

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