In Navagachia, Bhagalpur district, the Forest Department has taken significant action against the Railways following the death of chicks. The department cited the Railways’ insensitivity. At the Navagachia railway station, the Railways cut down a decades-old Pakad tree on platform number 1 under the guise of beautification. This tree had housed a large colony of Little Cormorant and Little Egret birds for years. After the tree was cut, hundreds of young chicks fell to the ground and began to writhe, with dozens of chicks dying one by one. Many remained injured and writhing. The scene was so horrific that the people present at the station were stunned. A case has now been registered against railway officials.
