Elephants Killed By Train: Ramesh Upset With Railways

"The tragedy is all the more poignant in the wake of the Environment Ministry's decision to declare the elephant as our national heritage animal, to take steps to establish a national Conservation Authority and to implement the recommendations of the Elephant Task Force to protect designated elephant corridors," he said.

The death of seven jumbos in Jalpaiguri district in the state is the worst such incident on a single rail track in the country. Incidentally, Jalpaiguri zone is designated as a jumbo corridor and calls for the railways to take special steps such as slowing down of trains to provide safe crossing to the elephants. Read the full report here.

Source: NDTV, New Delhi.