against staff: GohainNew Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) As many as 30 elephants have beenkilled by trains in West Bengal in the last five years tillDecember 15, 2017 and no action has been taken against anyrailway staff involved in the matter, the Rajya Sabha wasinformed today.
Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain told theRajya Sabha that while the railways has taken precautionsagainst such accidents, some of the locations where theanimals have died, did not fall under the list of corridorsidentified by the national transporter.
"In case of identified locations, adequate precautions,as per joint advisory issued by Ministry of Environment andForests and Ministry of Railways were taken by Railways.
Hence, no responsibility was fixed and no action was takenagainst the railway staff", Gohain said.
He said the railways has imposed speed restrictions inidentified locations, installed sign boards to alertlocomotive drivers, initiated training programmes to sensitisetrain crew and station masters on a regular basis, among otherprecautions like building of underpass for elephant movementand setting up ramps and bridges to avoid such incidents. PTIASGNSD.
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