High level enquiry, action, action plan requested to protect the Elephant and other wildlife in&nbs
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Target:
Central Government and State Governments of India
Sponsored by:
S.GURUVAYURAPPAN, PROJECT OFFICER, WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOCIETY OF INDIA
Massacare of 4 elephants happened in Kurumbanpalayam near Madukkarai in coimbatore forest divison. 2 Tuskers, one Pregnant one and its infnat and seriously hit and killed. 4 boggies of the train went out of track! one tusker is draged to about 250 meters. T
The area falls under Palakkad Railway division. The mishap happened on 04.02.2008 early moring at 1.30. The train was in high speed of about 140 kmph.The location falls under project elephant area and site is a premanent elephant passage. From our records in the last 5 years elephants passes through this route and strayes in the village areas between november and January. There are about 7 such passages in between madukkarai and palakkad (including the walayar forest areas).As it is a passage it does not make any serious damage to human life or property.
But when the passages are blocked or distrubed, the animals seems to be violent.In this decade about 15 elephants are killed train accident. on 28.09.2007, one tusker is killed in train accidnet in walayar. on october 2nd 2006, another elephant is killed in the walayar forest. these are a newest examples. Other than elephants, very much number of deer population including sambar deer, spotted deer, monkyes and smaller mammels are killed in these areas.
Same kind of accidents are happening all over india especially in northern states like Utharanchal, bihar, Westbengal, etc. hundreds of animals killed in these areas in the last decade. this includes tiger, leopard, and elephant. States like Utharanchal and Bihar made orders and implemented regulation in train speeds in wildlife areas.Speed of train is already restricted to 20kmph in Rajaji National park of Utharanchal. train accidents are curtiled down and casuality is almost nill in these areas. It is known that in west bengal though the high court order is there, it is not implemented. the respective governments and our organisation (Wildlife Protection Society of India- new delhi. http://www.wpsi-india.org/ )representing the matter to the Prime minister and the others concerned in many ways. We hope that The Prime minister will take positve steps and may take positive decision by consulting Railway authorities and the minister.The walayar-coimbatore accidents is also is brought in to the notice to the concerned officials and related departments and we expect some protection measures to save the animals.
We have written letter to sate as well as immediate Forest and railway authorited concered. the letter includes suggestions such as minimising the train speed to 20kmph in the wildlife area irrespective forest areas, providing training to locopilots and concerned staff and officers of railway in this regard, precautionary measures to be taken in wildlife emergencies, making database of wildlife presence and movement in various locations with the support of field level staff of railway as well as forest, studying the mobility pattern and structure of elephant and other wildlife in crusial points and elephant passages, immediate arrangements and temporary mechanism in the same matter by co-ordinating forest-railway authorities, placing wildlife sign boards in respective places to inform the passengers and locopilots etc. Support and trainings can be provided by our organisation in this regard.
But the forest department is planning to erect electric fencing or making trnches in the passages in walayar. This not the solution to the problem. and it will increae the issue as the animal will tend to take other ways to cross the place which may lead to man- animal conflict in the nearby villages.
Another problem what migratory animals especially elephants face is the blockage and encroachment of its habitat by big educational institutions, industrial and commercial companies, and also the landmafia. this can be seen all along the ghat section and in continued hilly terrains and forest areas of walayar -madukkarai belt. This has inreased man-animal conflict in this area.
Forest department can do a lot to solve the problem. one among the best ways is to consitute ecoevelopment committes comprising the nearby villagers where the pressence of wildanimal population is there and where elephat passes is there. Like fire protection programs, the forest deparment can do wildlife protection program in these location in its migratory periods. Government of india would be glad to fund any amout of money for such programs, People would be happy to protect these poor creatures also. And ofcourse the SPEED OF THE TRAIN SHOULD BE CUT TO A MAXIMUM OF 20 Kmph
SHIFT OF RAIL TRACKS TO NON-FOREST/WILDLIFE AREA MAY BE ONE AMONG THE LONG TERM SOLUTIONS.
So your support and follow up is requested in this regard and please do the needful Including signing this petion.
The area falls under Palakkad Railway division. The mishap happened on 04.02.2008 early moring at 1.30. The train was in high speed of about 140 kmph.The location falls under project elephant area and site is a premanent elephant passage. From our records in the last 5 years elephants passes through this route and strayes in the village areas between november and January. There are about 7 such passages in between madukkarai and palakkad (including the walayar forest areas).As it is a passage it does not make any serious damage to human life or property.
But when the passages are blocked or distrubed, the animals seems to be violent.In this decade about 15 elephants are killed train accident. on 28.09.2007, one tusker is killed in train accidnet in walayar. on october 2nd 2006, another elephant is killed in the walayar forest. these are a newest examples. Other than elephants, very much number of deer population including sambar deer, spotted deer, monkyes and smaller mammels are killed in these areas.
Same kind of accidents are happening all over india especially in northern states like Utharanchal, bihar, Westbengal, etc. hundreds of animals killed in these areas in the last decade. this includes tiger, leopard, and elephant. States like Utharanchal and Bihar made orders and implemented regulation in train speeds in wildlife areas.Speed of train is already restricted to 20kmph in Rajaji National park of Utharanchal. train accidents are curtiled down and casuality is almost nill in these areas. It is known that in west bengal though the high court order is there, it is not implemented. the respective governments and our organisation (Wildlife Protection Society of India- new delhi. http://www.wpsi-india.org/ )representing the matter to the Prime minister and the others concerned in many ways. We hope that The Prime minister will take positve steps and may take positive decision by consulting Railway authorities and the minister.The walayar-coimbatore accidents is also is brought in to the notice to the concerned officials and related departments and we expect some protection measures to save the animals.
We have written letter to sate as well as immediate Forest and railway authorited concered. the letter includes suggestions such as minimising the train speed to 20kmph in the wildlife area irrespective forest areas, providing training to locopilots and concerned staff and officers of railway in this regard, precautionary measures to be taken in wildlife emergencies, making database of wildlife presence and movement in various locations with the support of field level staff of railway as well as forest, studying the mobility pattern and structure of elephant and other wildlife in crusial points and elephant passages, immediate arrangements and temporary mechanism in the same matter by co-ordinating forest-railway authorities, placing wildlife sign boards in respective places to inform the passengers and locopilots etc. Support and trainings can be provided by our organisation in this regard.
But the forest department is planning to erect electric fencing or making trnches in the passages in walayar. This not the solution to the problem. and it will increae the issue as the animal will tend to take other ways to cross the place which may lead to man- animal conflict in the nearby villages.
Another problem what migratory animals especially elephants face is the blockage and encroachment of its habitat by big educational institutions, industrial and commercial companies, and also the landmafia. this can be seen all along the ghat section and in continued hilly terrains and forest areas of walayar -madukkarai belt. This has inreased man-animal conflict in this area.
Forest department can do a lot to solve the problem. one among the best ways is to consitute ecoevelopment committes comprising the nearby villagers where the pressence of wildanimal population is there and where elephat passes is there. Like fire protection programs, the forest deparment can do wildlife protection program in these location in its migratory periods. Government of india would be glad to fund any amout of money for such programs, People would be happy to protect these poor creatures also. And ofcourse the SPEED OF THE TRAIN SHOULD BE CUT TO A MAXIMUM OF 20 Kmph
SHIFT OF RAIL TRACKS TO NON-FOREST/WILDLIFE AREA MAY BE ONE AMONG THE LONG TERM SOLUTIONS.
So your support and follow up is requested in this regard and please do the needful Including signing this petion.
To sign and giving comments /suggestions/ recommendations in the petition Click here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/356770254
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