UNION RAILWAYS Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said that he will “take a detailed look” into the proposed project of converting into broad gauge and do electrification of railway line passing through the Gir sanctuary. The minister underlined that the Indian Railways doesn’t want to disturb any eco-sensitive zone or any environmentally-sensitive area of the country.
Responding to a question by The Indian Express as to why the proposed upgradation of the railway line passing through the core of Gir sanctuary, which is the last natural habitat in the world of Asiatic lions, is important to the Indian Railways, Vaishnaw said, “I want to fully assure you that any eco-sensitive zone, any environmentally-sensitive area….
