MoEFCC Organizes 2-day Workshop to Address Challenge of Elephant-train Collisions

• National workshop by MoEFCC's Project Elephant Division with Wildlife Institute of India (WII) on "Policy Implementation for Minimizing Elephant Mortalities on Railway Tracks", held 10-11 March 2026 at WII, Dehradun.
• Outcome: 77 critical railway stretches prioritised across 14 states; 705 mitigation structures recommended to curb elephant deaths on tracks.
• Sits at the intersection of wildlife conservation (Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 — Schedule I), infrastructure, and GS-III (environment/biodiversity) — a recurring Prelims/Mains hook.