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NFR Says Timely Interventions Saved 255 Elephants From Train Collisions

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A herd of elephants crossing railway tracks

Guwahati, Oct 4: Timely alerts and interventions by railway personnel helped save 255 elephants from train collisions between January and September this year, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said on Sunday, outlining measures to protect wildlife along vulnerable stretches of its network. In a statement, NFR said it was combining technology-based monitoring, speed restrictions and increased … Read more

NFR rolls out intrusion detection to protect elephants, boost train safety

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Maligaon (Guwahati), Oct 19 : The Northeast Frontier Railway has begun deploying an optical fibre–based Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to warn of elephant movement near tracks, aiming to enhance wildlife protection and train operations in forested stretches. Trial installations now cover 64.03 km of elephant corridors and 141 km of block sections across four sections, … Read more