AI to Alert Trains on Lion Movement in Gir National Park

• An AI-based intrusion-detection system sanctioned for railway section in Gir National Park and Lion Wildlife Sanctuary.
• System will monitor lion movement near tracks, generating alerts for loco pilots, station masters, and control room.
• Covers 115 km in the Damnagar-Pipavav section of Bhavnagar Division, Western Railway.
• Existing measures include speed restrictions, two lion underpasses, and five more underpasses under construction.
• Review committees (circle, divisional, range-level) established for coordination between Railways and Forest Department.