AI-based software ‘Gajraj’ to avoid collisions in all elephant corridors

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Indian Railways develops 'Gajraj' AI software using optical fiber cable (OFC) to prevent train-elephant collisions in multiple states.

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  • The software triggers alerts within 200 meters, detecting suspicious movements near railway tracks using AI and OFC.
  •    'Gajraj' distinguishes between elephants, other animals, and humans by identifying variations in optical signals.
  • Alerts are sent to locomotive pilots, control room personnel, and section station masters upon detecting movement.
  •    Railway Minister cites 45 elephant fatalities in train accidents in the past three years, emphasising the critical need for the initiative.
  • The software, successfully tested in Assam, is set to be deployed across 700 km of elephant corridors in multiple states within the next eight months.

Elephant Corridor in India

  •  Elephant corridors can be described as a strip of land that enables elephant movement between two or more friendly habitats. 
  •  Elephant corridors have increased to 150 against 88 registered by the Government of India in 2010. The elephant population in the country is estimated to be over 30,000.
  • A new elephant corridor report released by the central government showed a 40 % increase in elephant corridors across 15 elephant range states in India.
  • The east central region contributed to 35 %, that is, 52 corridors, while the northeast region was the second largest with 32 %, meaning 48 corridors in total.
  • Southern India registered 32, which is 21 % of the elephant corridors, while northern India was lowest with 18 corridors or 12 %.
  • The increase in the elephant corridors also reflected that elephants have expanded their ranges in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra neighbouring Chhattisgarh and southern Maharashtra bordering Karnataka.

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