Sri Lanka, March 3 -- A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed before the Supreme Court, requesting a formal program to minimize elephant collisions with trains and a ruling that government authorities have violated fundamental human rights by failing to take appropriate action.

The petition was submitted by a group of environmentalists, including the Centre for Environmental Justice, naming several officials as respondents, including the Director General of Wildlife, the General Manager of Railways, the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Environment, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General (AG).

The petitioners highlight an increasing trend in elephant collisions with train...