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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Verma, Expert Member
IN RE 3 ELEPHANTS RUN OVER BY GOODS TRAIN IN BUXA TIGER RESERVE JALPAIGURI WEST BENGAL – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF WEST BANGAL – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. elephant-train collision incident details (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. forest department investigation report (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. supreme court speed restrictions directives (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 4. human-elephant conflict mitigation guidelines (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. railway account of accident and measures (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 25) |
| 6. court critique of railway speed compliance (Para 13 , 14 , 17 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 7. pending supreme court proceedings status (Para 24) |
| 8. enforcement of speed limits and ids (Para 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
ORDER
1. This Original Application is being taken-up suo motu in view of the newspaper report published in National Daily ‘The Times of India’ dated 28.11.2023. The news article mentions that 3 elephants were mowed down by a goods train in Buxa Tiger Reserve near Rajabhatkhawa Shikari Gate in Alipurduar. The forest department shunted the engine at Kalchini Railway Station. It is stated that the incident took place when a herd of elephants was crossing the track between Rajabhatkhawa (‘RVK’ for short) and Kalchini stations (‘KKCF’ for short) and at around 7.26 AM, three of the herd – an adult female and two calves – were run over by t
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