Piyush Goyal applauds railway crew for saving a herd of 25 elephants

Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has applauded alertness and prompt action of railway crew in saving a herd of 25 elephants who were crossing rail track, by stopping train near Dekargaon Station in Assam. Goyal took to Twitter to share video on Thursday which has garnered over 6,500 likes and more than 900 retweets.

Here is video shared by Railway Minister:

Netizens react to video

Many users have hailed commendable act of railway crew. While one user commented, "Great work done by railway officers and members. This is India sir, where everyone loves each or, eir it's human or animal (sic)", ar wrote, "Great that life of elephants saved. Such railway crew officers must be outright appreciated and promoted with proper rewards (sic)". One user even suggested building an elephant pass over trains. 

Indian Railways is casualty-free since April 1

Last week, Piyush Goyal said  casualties have been reported in railway-related accidents since April 1 this year. Piyush Goyal, who was in Sweden, also ruled out possibility of privatisation of Indian railways and said that it will continue to remain under government. Additionally, he also asserted that Centre is planning to install WiFi services inside trains in next four to four-and-a-half years.

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Piyush Goyal on railway-related accidents 

Speaking about railway-related accidents Union Minister said, “In current year, from April 1, 2019, till today, we have had zero fatality in Indian Railways. I have ruled out privatisation of Indian Railways. It will continue to be an Indian government entity. It serves people of India. But I do believe in large investments in railways”. 

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