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Stray tigress: Forest dept asks Railways to slow down trains

 

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**Tags : lucknow, wildlife, forest* *Posted:* Sunday , Aug 02, 2009 at 0559

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A day after a tigress attacked a villager in Katerniaghat Sanctuary, the

forest department has requested the Railways to slow down the trains passing

through the route. The move aims to ensure the safety of the tigress and her

two cubs that are in the area near the railway line since Friday night.

 

“After the tiger attack, we have prohibited movement in the area. We also

asked the railway officials to slow down the trains to ensure the safety of

the animals,” said RK Singh, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Katerniaghat.

 

Divisional Railway Manager DRM (NE) Ashok Kumar Singh, however, said, “We

are yet to receive any request from the forest department. The trains

passing through the area travel at a speed of 30 km per hour and we do not

need to slow them further.”

 

A strict vigil is being maintained in the area, as the forest department

fears angry villagers may attack the big cat.

 

The tigress had attacked Shivram (20), when he was passing through the

forest between the Bichiya and Bahraich railway tracks on Friday. He is

undergoing treatment at the Trauma Centre in Lucknow.

 

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