Hence, hearing all parties, the bench directed the Southern Railways along with Forest Departments of both states to explore the possibility of using artificial intelligence through which loco pilots can reduce the speed of the train from a sufficient distance to avoid hitting the wildlife.

Further, all three parties are directed to convene frequent meetings to monitor the existing methodology and to adopt newer techniques to mitigate the crisis effectively. Besides this, the bench has directed the Railway and Forest Department to hold adequate sensitising and awareness programmes to the loco pilots and staff to update their knowledge and utilise the same while discharging their duties.

Particularly to handle the man-animal conflict effectively, the bench has directed the forest departments of both TN and Kerala to form a team that will interact with villagers living in fringe areas of forest. Lastly, disposing of the case, the bench insisted the TN and Kerala state governments provide necessary assistance from infrastructure, finance and enhancement of staff strength.

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