Loco pilot applies emergency brakes to avoid hitting lionOn June 9th, a goods train loco pilot, Sabbirkhan H. Pathan, averted a collision with an Asiatic lion near Pipavav port in Amreli district. This marks the 14th such incident in the past two months. The Western Railway, responding to Gujarat High Court concerns about lion deaths on tracks, implemented speed...
more... limits and caution orders in lion hotspot areas. This includes a 90km stretch between Pipavav port and Lilia, where the speed limit is reduced to 40kmph during sunset to sunrise. The railway administration also coordinates with the forest department to share real-time information about train movement. These measures, including speed control and caution orders, aim to minimize lion-train collisions and have been effective in preventing 13 such incidents in recent months.
9 June ko, Pipavav port ke paas Amreli district mein, ek goods train ka loco pilot, Sabbirkhan H. Pathan, ek Asiatic lion se takkar se bach gaya. Yeh pitchle do mahino mein aisa 14th case hai. Gujarat High Court ke lion ki maut pe track par chinta ke baad, Western Railway...
more... ne lion hotspot areas mein speed limits aur caution orders lagae hain. Isme Pipavav port aur Lilia ke beech 90km ka stretch bhi shamil hai, jahan sunset se sunrise tak speed limit 40kmph tak kam kar di gayi hai. Railway administration ne forest department ke saath train movement ki real-time information share karne ka system bhi banaya hai. Speed control aur caution orders jaise measures se lion-train collisions kam hone lage hain aur pitchle kuchh mahino mein 13 aise incidents rokne mein kaamyaab rahe hain.