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Item Suggested measured to mitigate elephant and other wildlife train collisions on vulnerable railway stretches in India(MoEFCC and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2025) PE-MoEFCC-WIIThe Indian railways serves as a vital transportation lifeline for the country, facilitating the movement of people and goods nationwide. However its extensive network has also contributed to major threats to Asian elephants and other wildlife in Certain regions. Additionally railway infrastructure can act as a barrier restricting wildlife movement and leading to habitat fragmentation. To address the issue of wildlife fatalities resulting from train collision, the MoEFCC with the WII and the Ministry of railways had initially identified 110 sensitive railway stretches across the elephant distribution range in India with 17 additional sensitive stretches identified in two Indian tiger range states.Item Suggested Measures to Mitigate Asian Elephant - Train Collisions on Vulnerable Railway Stretches in the state of Karnataka(Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2024) PE-MoEFCC-WIIItem Suggested Measures to Mitigate Asian Elephant - Train Collisions on Vulnerable Railway Stretches in the state of Odisha(Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2024) PE-MoEFCC-WIIItem Suggested measures to mitigate Asian elephant - Train collisions on vulnerable railway stretches in the state of Tamilnadu(Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2024) PE-MoEFCC-WIIItem Suggested Measures to Mitigate Asian Elephant - Train Collisions on Vulnerable Railway Stretches in the state of Madhya Pradesh(Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2024) PE-MoEFCC-WIIItem Suggested Measures to Mitigate Asian Elephant - Train Collisions on Vulnerable Railway Stretches in the state of Nagaland(Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2024) PE-MoEFCC-WIIItem Elephant - human conflict in the state of Jharkhand, India (2000-2003) : trends, challenges and insights(Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2025) Habib, Bilal; Pandey, R.; Nath, A.; Nigam, P.; Ganesan, A.; Roy, K.; Datta, A.Item Suggested Measures to Mitigate Asian Elephant - Train Collisions on Vulnerable Railway Stretches in the state of Uttarakhand(Project Elephant Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India and Wildlife Institute of India, 2024) PE-MoEFCC-WIIThe construction of underpasses and overpasses for safe elephant passage, setting up of signage boards to warn locomotive drivers, and speed regulations in elephant corridors. Further, efforts have also been made to sensitize train drivers and railway staff about elephant movements and using technology to track and predict elephant movements near railway tracks .These collaborative efforts aims to safeguard elephant populations while ensuring the smooth operation of railway services, and are part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce train-elephant collisions.Item Suggested Measures to Mitigate Asian Elephant - Train Collisions on Vulnerable Railway Stretches in the state of Assam.(Project Elephant Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India and Wildlife Institute of India, 2024) PE-MoEFCC-WIIAssam has a fast-growing economy, and the potential for further growth. Important urban centres in Assam include Guwahati, Silchar and Dibrugarh, that are densely populated. The state is rich in petroleum and natural gas deposits, and other minerals such as coal and limestone. Other major economic activities of the state include tourism, agriculture, and oil and tea production. Assam has the largest railway network in the north-east region, with about 2435 km of railway lines2 connecting it to the rest of the country, and providing access to other north-eastern states. Despite being the most connected state in the north-east in terms of the railway network, railway operations in Assam account for the highest impacts on biodiversity in terms of elephant mortality. The vast railway network often intersects wildlife habitats, and movement pathways of wild elephants that occur outside the purview of protected areas. Consequently, train hits account for the second-highest cause of non-natural elephant mortality in the state.