Watch: AI-Powered Cameras Save Elephants From Train Collision in Odisha

Susanta Nanda, a retired Indian Forest Service Officer, took to X to share the video of the elephants heading towards the railway line.

A small family of elephants in the jungles of Odisha's Rourkela in the Sundargarh district was saved from a catastrophe after the forest department's use of an artificial intelligence (AI) powered camera proved useful. The elephants, two adults and one calf, were seemingly headed towards the rail tracks where they could have collided with an oncoming train but thanks to the AI tech and the urgency of both the railway and forest department, a tragedy was averted. AI camera captures & zooms into the elephants approaching the railway line, sending alerts to the control room for stopping the train.We had solutions. Happy to see that the ones implemented are now giving results.These 4 cameras along the track was part of mitigation measures. pic.twitter.com/RBNe0hPOnl It's great to see tech making a real difference for wildlife. Cheers to innovative solutions like this! https://t.co/N0RdpwgH3V

Susanta Nanda, a retired Indian Forest Service Officer, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the video of the elephants heading towards the railway line when the camera zooms in on them and sends an update to the control train, which later convenes to the locomotive pilot to stop the train.

"AI camera captures & zooms into the elephants approaching the railway line, sending alerts to the control room for stopping the train. We had solutions. Happy to see that the ones implemented are now giving results. These 4 cameras along the track was part of mitigation measures," wrote Mr Nanda on X (formerly Twitter).