Gujarat: Two lionesses were mowed down by a speeding goods train near the Gir forest on Wednesday morning. The accident on the Surendranagar Pipavav port rail line a cub was mowed down by a train on the same route last year has raised questions about the safety of Asiatic lions in the state
the lionesses were hit by a Pipavav Port-bound train between Dehra and Pasada villages in Rajula taluka of Amreli district. The site where the mishap took place is around 35-40 kms from the Gir forest, but the movement of lions is regularly witnessed in the area. A couple of lions were mowed down by a train in the Sasan forest area about 15 years ago, following which trains on the rail line were cautioned to move at a slow pace, which resulted in minimising such accidents there
Deputy Forest officer JK Makwana said, we will try to find out solutions to this problem by having consultations with all those involved. Last year, a cub died in a similar incident on the route. A leopard was also killed in a similar manner on the tracks.
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