RVK/Raja Bhat Khawa (2)

If more such incidents keeps on happening then Rlys will be compelled to stop the entire train operation in this 167 km stretch of the Eastern Himalaya's b/w Siliguri Jn & Alipurduar Jn...I request all the seniormost Member's & Admins to look into this matter & suggest the best possible way to curb any future occurence of such unfortunate incidents so that Rly operation may still continue to be in service in this very important corridor.

According to sources,Poorvottar Sampark Kranti was running> 100 kmph when it knocked down the elephant...Just 2 months ago,when there was a pact b/w the Forest Deptt & N.F.Rly Authorities that trains shall not run>50 kmph in the sensitive areas strictly prone to Wildlife,why was the Loco Pilot of Poorvottar Sampark Kranti driving>100 kmph..Was he trying to compete with Bhopal Shatabdi...??? These type of LP's should be immediately banned & terminated from their services....

Really sad not only for N. Bengal but all over the country. Elephants are our proud prized possessions because you do not find such breed anywhere else in the world and it is our first and foremost responsibility to save them AT ANY COST. IR should seriously consider operating trains on the corridors with strict speed restrictions, those can always be made up. Unfortunately, this keeps repeating itself. Why there is big news only when humans are killed by trains and not animals, especially the gentle giants of India who are at no fault.

Does the Region has any Speed Restrictions? If yes, then LP was at fault. If no, IR is at fault. Both the State Government, Central Government and IR should join hands and come up with all possible solutions that can be put into action to save the precious lives of these GIANTS. Technological Alerts, Screening Walls and many such more can be introduced on URGENT basis.

Yes fully agree with you Sir...Elephants are the biggest giants & their lives are much more precious than Human Lives...May be due to pressure from the Wildlife Organizations Rlys may entirely stop the operation of Train services in this stretch...but thats not a solution..they should immediately build elevated corridors in this 167 km stretch..@ whatever expenses....The expenses could be born by other Rly Zones where tracks pass through desert zones & there is no difficulty in train operation...All the Rly Zones should deliberatly contribute to North East Frontier Railway to build such elevated corridor because this 167 km stretch of N.F.Rly has the richest bio-diversity.

The region had 50 kmph permanent speed restriction @ Day Time & 30 kmph @ Night Time...The LP of 12502 was moving his train>100 kmph...because of his insensible act,the entire Rly Operation can come to a total S T O P.No new Exp trains have been introduce in this part in the last 2-3 yrs because of continuous killing of wildlifes....

The overall speed limit of this whole section irrespective of the time should be 50kmph.
At present though it's 50kmph during night time till 5am.

That restriction is maintained only by the goods train....Express Train LP's are always in a hurry & they dont want to stick to the 50 kmph yardstick....thats why from past few years N.F.Rly have introduced all the trains via NOQ,NCB,DQG but no new trains have been introduced via APDJ,DLO,NMZ,SGUJ....Why Rly isnot building Elevated corridors in this stretch...I think all the profit making zones(SECR,ECoR,SER) should voluntarily contribute to NFR for making such Elevated Corridor.

Really a sad news. IR must not give any more trains on this route. All the summer/winter/puja specials should run via NOQ-NCB-NJP route. Freight activity has to be stopped on this line. Poorvottar Sampark Kranti must be diverted through shorter NJP-NCB-NOQ main line as it doesn't have a stop in Dooars. No night activity. Doubling of NJP-NCB-NOQ line.

why will other zones give money when thy have own projects pending ??

that is not a solution...Poorvottar Sampar Kranti & other trains will continue to run via this route....IR should immediately build the Elevated Corridors bcoz it has no rights to kill wildlives....

why not when the interest is of saving Wildlife....tell me any other Railway zone or corridor which has killed 71 Elephants in past 10 yrs....isnt saving Elephants our National Duty....???

which projects you're talking about...??? the projects across the deserts of M.P./A.P..Karnataka.Maharashtra/Haryana..???

i agree to ur suggestions

Thank you विश्व नाथ** ji at last you could understand the problem of the rich bio-diversity zone of the Eastern Himalayan Region....Rly should take the pledge to save the Elephants in this region...Underpasses & Elevated corridors should be built across as soon as posible.Sorry विश्व नाथ** as I couldnt find any Hindi version of the news with photo so that I could present to you...

How many no.of elephants that is still alive?

There are so many Elephants that are still alive...& are freely roaming across the Rail Tracks....Thats why I mentioned that this region has the rickest bio-diversity..the 167 km Broad GAuge Rail Track b/w Siliguri & Alipurduar cuts across the length & breadth of 5 National Parks,Wildlife Sanctuaries which are the Natural Heritage of the country..two of them are UNESCO World HEritage site..so you can imagine the density of wildlives in this area....its like Life of Pie...

Very useful information you have telling Sir.

what happens to the elephant corridor in NFR..who'll allocate the funds...????A nonsense speech by Pawan Bansal cant solve this issue...Pawan Bansal is from Punjab...tell me what is the population of elephants in Punjab & what is the population of elephants in West Bengal(northern Dooars territorry adjoining Eastern Himalayas)....Pawan Bansal is thinking that each & every train in India is running across like Chandigarh Shatandi through non-wildlife area tell me what he has done to save the rich bio-diversity of Mountainous Dooars?

Building an elevated corridor might take some time.... initially, using the resources at hand IR should:
1. As rightly said by Vishwanath, check animal spot tings and infirm control tower.
2. Install low voltage electrical shock wires around 50 m from Railway line. These will atleast curtail tress pass to some extent.
3. All LPs to honk frequently in this area....
4. Build low height boundary walls along the tracks which will guide the tuskers towards underpasses

elevated corridor wil require huge amount of funds , ir is poor these days hence forget it..

Why not...??? IR should provide more funds for this Elevated Corridor project to save the wildlife..all the zones should volunatrily contribute in such a project & PM Shri Manmohan Singh should declare this as a National Project..after all these 5 National Parks have the most No of Elephants in the country...

sad news came today. if LP of PSK found guilty should be punished and government and IR should take neccessary action to tackle the problem in every elephant corridors.

oh my god! :'(

in bengali words . haati ta beghorey maara porlo

tragic ... tears flow in eyes thinking about the situation..

but here too, people put great on such an incident, pathetic :-/

Thank you for understanding the pains of an animal..after all they also have sentiments & it's trully heart breaking for them to see tragic deaths in front of their eyes of someone who is their family member....thats why we,human should build alternate corridors & elevated routes to minimize such incidents...News Source is Anandabazar Patrika...sorry as I dont've any English/Hindi version of the news link AVL.

Why blame present RM Shri Pawan Bansal ji. This problem is ages old..None seems to have even noticed it ...Not even the last RM, who must have been aware of it...

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Great.

Great pictures.

Beau pics

English translation coming soon...please find the attached article & go through at least the pictures which can be seen,as of now couldn't find any other version of newspapers.....But language is not a matter...you can see how brutal is the conflict of human interests with that of Wildlife...Isnt therE any solution to the problem....????
The HEADLINE says,"AGAIN 3 ELEPHANTS MURDERED BY RAILWAYS"
AUTHORITIES ARE SPEECHLESS,TRAIN SERVICES STOPPED IN DOOARS
click here

MAP...

Thanx Joydeep for this interesting information

thanx a lot....
its my pleasure.....

Nice Pics and Thanks for the info.

indeed a great info. there are so many absndoned railway lines in WB. Have a desirr to jot them down some time.

thanx a lot...

Its correct that the project for RVK-Jayanti Broad Gauge Rly Line has been sanctioned recently but the place comes under the jurisdiction of Buxa Tiger Reserve & if the track is to be laid,then it has to pass through the Core Area of the forest,which has rich population of Tigers,Elephants,Peacock & Bison are some of the animals which can be predominantly seen even from the existing section of APDJ-RVK which passes through Tiger Reserve ZOne.So getting clearance from MoEF is a huge challenge if they want to establish the Rail Connectivity b/w Buxa Fort with Rajabhatkhawa.

The APDJ-SGUJ section has to pass through the 5 forest .
1. Gorumara National Park,
2. BuxaWildlife Sanctuary,
3. Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary
5. Mahananda reserve forest.
it is passed through the core area of 3 forest...

Yes,
1.Between Nagrakata-CLD(crosses Raydak & Jaldhaka in b/w)
2.Between APDJ-RVK & RVK-GRU(till Dima River Bridge) parts there off
3.Between BNQ-CRX(after the Diana River Span)
4.Between HSA-MDT(after Torsa river till reliance Petrol Pump on NH 31C)
5.Between GLMA-SVQ(Entire Stretch),includes Baikanthapur Reserve Forest.

In the 5 forest , 4 are in jalpaiguri dist..

Wonderful And Beautiful Captures.

thanx a lot..

Yes,out of these Reserve Forests I've snaps available only for the last one,i.e.,Mahananda Reserve Forest.

Here are few more Snaps from Sevoke Station.

Please enjoy the Greenery of Dooars

Great snaps!

AWESOME.....
thanx a lot for sharing...

please post the pic again on the station blog of sivok ..& req admin to make it sbp of sivok ..as it has no sbp...

Excellent Capture Sir.

Excellent pic.

excellent pic. thanks