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Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav connected Sunday (December 21, 2025) said the Centre has sought a study connected the death of elephants successful a collision betwixt a bid and a herd of tuskers successful Assam’s Hojai territory a time ago.
Mr. Yadav besides said each States person been asked to show elephant question on the railway tracks.
Speaking to reporters aft a gathering connected Project Elephant and the National Tiger Conservation Authority successful the Sundarbans of West Bengal, Mr. Yadav said, "The railway authorities person been directed to coordinate with the wood departments of States connected elephant question on the tracks. A study connected elephant deaths successful Assam has been sought." He said coordination betwixt bid drivers and wood officials is essential.
Eight elephants were killed aft a herd of jumbos was deed by the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express successful Assam's Hojai territory aboriginal connected Saturday (December 20). Five coaches and the train's motor besides derailed.
"The territory magistrates person besides been asked to support Forest Departments updated connected elephant question on highways," the Minister said.
"A squad was formed with the Divisional Railway Manager(DRM) Railways, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) and section radical arsenic stakeholders successful the country acrophobic successful Assam and successful each specified locality wherever elephant situation and bid lines exist," Mr. Yadav said.
He said determination are 1,100 elephant mishap zones oregon hotspots successful the country, wherever specified preventive measures were being taken.
The Minister said ₹112 crore has been allotted for the Sundarbans for the Tiger task successful West Bengal and ₹344 crore for elephants successful the past 5 years.
"But these funds remained mostly unutilised, helium alleged.
While the Sunderbans attracts 9.5 lakh tourists annually, the Ranthambore tiger reserve witnesses ₹18-19 lakh.
"Such a beauteous portion of 2,500 sq km country with affluent biodiversity, implicit 250 vertebrate species, isolated from large cats, cervid and crocodile, hasn't been projected properly. There indispensable beryllium a equilibrium betwixt ecological concerns and development. This should beryllium looked into by the State," helium said.
