Tamil Nadu: These elephants are dying on rail tracks - can AI save them?Tamil Nadu is using an AI-based surveillance system to prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks. This initiative was prompted by a rise in elephant fatalities due to train collisions, with 36 recorded in the last decade. The system involves towers equipped with AI cameras capable of thermal and visible light...
more... imaging, deployed along railway tracks near Madukkarai, a key elephant migratory route. These cameras detect elephants within 100ft of the tracks and alert forest and railway officials, allowing them to slow down trains and guide elephants away. The system has successfully detected nearly 400 elephant approaches, preventing potential accidents. This project, costing 72.4m rupees, was implemented in February and has already shown significant results. Tamil Nadu plans to expand the system to five other vulnerable areas in the state, including Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Hosur, and Gudalur.
Tamil Nadu mein, railway tracks par haathiyon ki maut rokne ke liye ek AI-based surveillance system ka use kiya ja raha hai. Pichle das saal mein train collisions se haathiyon ki maut mein badhotari hui hai, jisme 36 maut ka record hai. Is system mein, Madukkarai ke paas railway...
more... tracks ke saath lagaye gaye towers mein AI cameras lagaye gaye hain, jo thermal and visible light imaging ke liye capable hain. Ye cameras tracks ke 100ft ke andar haathiyon ko detect karte hain aur forest and railway officials ko alert karte hain, jisse woh trains ki speed kam kar sakte hain aur haathiyon ko dur kar sakte hain. System ne lagbhag 400 baar haathiyon ke aane ka pata laga kar potential accidents ko rokne mein sahayata ki hai. February mein implement kiya gaya yeh project, 72.4m rupees mein poora hua hai aur isne pehle hi kaafi ache results diye hain. Tamil Nadu ka plan hai ki yeh system state ke panch aur vulnerable areas mein expand kiya jaaye, jisme Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Hosur, aur Gudalur shamil hain.