Assam seeks realignment of rail track through sanctuary
The Hindu
Trains have run over several elephants on the track between the Rani Reserve Forest and Deepor Beel.
The Assam government has proposed the realignment of a broad gauge railway line through the Deepor Beel, an ‘Important Bird Area’ designated under the Ramsar Convention of Wetlands. Several elephants have been run over on the railway track between the elevated Rani Reserve Forest and the sanctuary. The elephants use four corridors crossing the track to often bathe and feed on the aquatic plants in the wetland. The wetland is about 10 km southwest of Guwahati.More Related News
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