In a letter to the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government, the railway minister has listed dos and don'ts for the four notified elephant corridors across Siliguri, Gulma, Sevok, Hasimara and Alipurduar junctions so that the state forest department officials could do their bit to protect the animal.
Stretches where the 50 kmph limit will be applicable are between Gulma and Sevok, Chalsa and Nagrakata, Madarihat and Hasimara and Hasimara and Kalchini. Drivers have been asked to blow the whistle continuously so as to alert elephants and help them move away from the rail tracks. "For the notified elephant corridors, drivers have been issued permanent caution order to restrict speed to a maximum of 50 kmph, with constant whistling in the section, and to be extra vigilant," the letter read. Read the full report here.
Source: Ajanta Chakraborty, TNN, Kolkata.
