Alert loco pilots save two Asiatic lions in AmreliTwo Asiatic lions were saved in Amreli district, Gujarat, after forest trackers alerted loco pilots of a goods train about the lions on the railway track between Pipavav and Rajula. The loco pilots applied the emergency brake and stopped the train, preventing a potential collision. The railway has reduced the speed...
more... limit to 30 km/h at night on this stretch, and forest officers have deployed trackers to alert loco pilots. This incident marks the 44th time this financial year that lions have been saved from trains. Despite these efforts, there have been several incidents of lions being hit by trains, including the death of a male lion on July 25. The Gujarat High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of these incidents and has instructed the concerned departments to take steps to prevent future accidents.
Amreli district mein, Gujarat mein, do Asiatic lions ko bachaaya gaya, jab forest trackers ne goods train ke loco pilots ko Pipavav aur Rajula section ke beech railway track par lions ko dekhkar alert kiya. Loco pilots ne emergency brake lagaake train rok di, jisse ek possible collision se bacha jaa...
more... saka. Railway ne is stretch par raat mein speed limit 30 km/h kar di hai, aur forest officers ne loco pilots ko alert karne ke liye trackers deploy kiye hain. Ye incident is financial year mein train se lions ko bachane ki 44th baar hai. Iske baavajood, trains se lions ke hit hone ki kai incidents hui hain, jismein 25 July ko ek male lion ki maut bhi hui. Gujarat High Court ne in incidents ka suo motu cognisance liya hai aur concerned departments ko future accidents ko rokne ke liye kadam uthane ke liye instructions diye hain.