Gujarat HC asks Railways to give details on impact of railway line, passing through Gir Sanctuary, on Asiatic lions
The Hindu
The division bench observed that the measures to protect the Asiatic lions, is not only expected from the Gujarat government, but from all the authorities who operate within the sanctuary area.
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the Indian Railways to file a detailed affidavit on the impact of the proposed broad-gauging and electrification of railway track passing through the Gir Sanctuary on the Asiatic lions and other wildlife in the region.
The division bench of Justices N. V. Anjaria and A. P. Thaker observed that the measures to , the pride of not just Gujarat but the entire Asia, is not only expected from the Gujarat government, but from all the authorities who operate within the sanctuary area.
The bench directed the Railway authorities to file an affidavit exhaustively dealing with all aspects of the impact the railway line passing through the Sanctuary has had.