T.N. Forest Department, Southern Railway officials inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephantsOfficials from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Southern Railway's Palakkad Division conducted a joint inspection of railway lines passing through the Madukkarai forest range in Coimbatore district. The purpose of the inspection was to improve safety measures for wild elephants by identifying areas where additional underpasses or other structures...
more... are needed to facilitate safe crossings. They also discussed the installation of solar-powered lights to improve visibility for loco pilots at night. The Southern Railway is working on installing an Elephant Intrusion Detection System (EIDS) along both sides of the track between Madukkarai and Kottekkad stations at a cost of ₹15.42 crores. This system will use optical fiber cables to detect elephant movement and generate alerts. The Forest Department also provided training for Railway officials and loco pilots on the use of an AI-based early warning system that detects elephant movement near tracks and sends alerts to station masters' mobile phones.
Tamil Nadu Forest Department aur Southern Railway ke Palakkad Division ke officials ne Coimbatore district ke Madukkarai forest range se guzarne wali railway lines ka joint inspection kiya. Is inspection ka maksad wild elephants ke liye safety measures ko improve karna tha, jisme additional underpasses ya aise structure ki jarurat thi...
more... jahan se elephants safe cross kar sake. Unhone solar-powered lights install karne par bhi baat ki jisse raat me loco pilots ko better visibility mile. Southern Railway Madukkarai aur Kottekkad stations ke beech track ke dono taraf Elephant Intrusion Detection System (EIDS) install karne par kaam kar raha hai jiska cost ₹15.42 crore hai. Ye system optical fiber cables ka use karega jisse elephants ke movement ka pata chalega aur alerts generate honge. Forest Department ne Railway officials aur loco pilots ko AI-based early warning system ka use karne ka training bhi diya jo track ke paas elephants ke movement ko detect karta hai aur station masters ke mobile phones par alerts bhejte hain.