Overview
- Railway officials suspended 18 MEMU and passenger services on the Manoharapur–Jharsuguda section from December 25 to 28 due to repeated elephant movements.
- Long-distance trains are moving at regulated speeds of 20–30 km/h in designated corridors under standard operating procedures coordinated with forest teams.
- Traffic on National Highway-33 between Ranchi and Ramgarh was halted for nearly an hour as a herd approached the road before a forest quick response team guided the animals back.
- Authorities reported six deaths from elephant attacks in Jharkhand over the past week, with an active herd in the Ramgarh area challenging containment efforts.
- WTI honored the Chakradharpur division for halting 12 long-distance trains on October 31 and November 1 between Bisra and Bondamunda to allow a herd to cross safely, with nine officials felicitated.