📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Donvikro / Vikramjit Kakati, Assam, India
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Assam forest staff halt train to protect elephant herd, video shared by CM Himanta Sarma
✍️ India Today
🗓 19 Aug 2026, 09:48 PM
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Forest officials in Assam stopped a passing train to allow a herd of elephants to cross safely, a video of which was posted by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Forest personnel in Assam intervened on a railway line to halt a moving train, ensuring a herd of elephants could cross without danger. The incident was captured on video, showing staff signaling the train driver and the locomotive coming to a stop as the animals approached the tracks.
The footage was later uploaded by Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who highlighted the swift action as an example of coordinated wildlife protection efforts. He emphasized the state's commitment to safeguarding its rich biodiversity while maintaining railway safety.
Assam frequently grapples with human‑wildlife conflicts, especially in forested corridors intersecting rail routes. Authorities have been working with Indian Railways to develop protocols that minimize such encounters, balancing the needs of commuters and the preservation of endangered species like the Asian elephant.
The footage was later uploaded by Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who highlighted the swift action as an example of coordinated wildlife protection efforts. He emphasized the state's commitment to safeguarding its rich biodiversity while maintaining railway safety.
Assam frequently grapples with human‑wildlife conflicts, especially in forested corridors intersecting rail routes. Authorities have been working with Indian Railways to develop protocols that minimize such encounters, balancing the needs of commuters and the preservation of endangered species like the Asian elephant.