Deaths of lions: Western Railway agrees to almost all demands of Forest department of Gujarat

Mumbai, 4 June, 2014

Following the deaths of six lions hit by train this year in Amreli district of Gujarat, a meeting between Forest department and Western Railway was held in Mumbai on Tuesday. Western Railways has been agreed to almost all demands of Forest department. Following are the details of outcome of meeting:

-Reduced speed of goods train passing through the area of lion habitat in Amreli district.

The meeting was held in the wake of the death of six Asiatic lions of Gir forest this year in separate accidents after being run over by trains.

-No run of goods trains in morning and evening hours.

-Training to more train drivers to sensitize them about lions by forest officials.

-The forest department will bear the expenditure of

-Barbed wire fencing in 30 km area on railway track in Amreli district by Forest department.

The railway will construct an under passage (running under the rail track) for enabling movement of lions and other wild animals.