Watch: Loco pilots win plaudits for saving nearly 60 elephants from getting crushed under train in Assam

Sharing the video on X, IAS Supriya Sahu hailed the loco pilots for their immediate action in saving the elephants. “Incredible sight! A big shout-out to Loco Pilot Das and Assistant Loco Pilot Umesh Kumar of the 15959 Kamrup Express for their swift and heroic action on 16th October in saving a herd of about 60 elephants crossing the railway tracks between Habaipur and Lamsakhang by applying emergency brakes,” she wrote.

“Pilots were alerted through an Artificial Intelligence-based Detection System which comprehensively covers the track. This incident spotlights the importance of technology to prevent such near-misses,” her post said.

Watch the viral video here:

Incredible sight ! A big shout-out to Loco Pilot Das and Assistant Loco Pilot Umesh Kumar of the 15959 Kamrup Express for their swift and heroic action on 16th October in saving a herd of about 60 elephants crossing the railway tracks between Habaipur and Lamsakhang by applying… pic.twitter.com/otfQ3nwjDJ

— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) October 18, 2024

With over 620,00,000 views, the video received numerous reactions as social media users lauded the loco pilots. A user wrote, “Good effort. Thanks to all those involved in finding this AI based alert system, implementing it & acting swiftly on getting the alerts. A major mishap averted.” Another user commented, “Thanks a Million for those 2 local Pilots who saved the lives of 60 Elephants for their swift action using technology. This brings great solace at a time when few days ago a Elephant life was lost when a Loco hit it.”

“This is awesome. Hats off to the loco pilots,” a third user said.