Rishikesh: The Uttarakhand's Rajaji Tiger Reserve, authorities are planning to install seismic sensors and thermal cameras to warn them of animal movement near railway tracks to prevent elephants from being hit by trains passing through the reserve's 18-km Kansro range. Around two dozen animals of which mostly elephants, have been killed by trains in the last three decades.

Said to be the first-of-its-kind in the country, the advance detection system will be installed within six months. Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR) Director PK Patra said that ten seismic sensors and thermal cameras will be installed along the tracks at six points in the range. The system will detect the slightest movement of elephants and alert the officials at the central server facility.