The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has adopted an innovative step to check elephant deaths on rail tracks in sensitive locations. The development took place as Odisha reported 40 jumbo deaths due to train hits in a decade. ECoR has adopted these steps in Khurda Road and Sambalpur Railway Divisions.
According to the sources, the authorities are planning to install an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in elephant movement areas to prevent the death of wild elephants due to train hits.
