Dire need to avoid train accidents involving animals: Prabhu

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 07 2017 | 4:02 PM IST
There is a dire need to avoid train accidents involving animals, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said today.
"It is a very painful thing to see an animal die because of a speeding train or a car," Prabha said.
He said he had recently held a meeting with the Chief Minister of Assam because of the issues related to elephants in the state.
There have been several train accidents in the past in Assam in which a large number of elephants were killed while crossing the tracks.
Prabhu said there was a Supreme Court judgement in this regard which his ministry would definitely follow.
The Railway Minister said he was in favour of taking even more measures to protect animals.

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First Published: Apr 07 2017 | 4:02 PM IST

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