The Ministry of Environment says steps are being taken to install a new device created using Artificial Intelligence by the Faculty of Engineering of Peradeniya University to prevent train-elephant collisions in Sri Lanka.
According to a Ministry statement, the new devices will be installed during the first two weeks of March as a pilot project.
The ministry further said this device is capable of notifying the train driver even if a wild elephant is on the railway track at a distance of about 500 meters.
Technical assessments are to be conducted on the device, while following a formal study of three months it is expected to be installed at railway routes crossing wildlife corridors.
In addition to this, the Sri Lanka Railway Department has focussed on implementing additional speed limits and revising train schedules to prevent elephant collisions with night trains. (Islandnews)
