More than 32,000 animals, including cattle, lions and leopards, have been killed on railway tracks in the past three years, according to data provided by the railways. Additionally, this year, till June 20, 3,479 animals were killed after being run over by trains. While in 2016, 7,945 animals were mowed down by trains, in 2017, the number rose to 11,683 and in 2018, it was 12,625 bringing the total number of animals killed between 2016 and 2018 to 32,253. Trains are also bearing the brunt of cattle run over cases. Railways security personnel are also sensitising farmers to keep their cattle off the tracks, but that doesn’t seem to be working.

Source: The Hindu July 04, 2019 05:26 UTC