New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) Bollywood's critically acclaimed actress Richa Chadha was recently approached by PETA to become the face of the 'Save the Elephants Campaign'.

'The international organisation with the help of Richa Chadha have sent a letter to the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to seek the office’s support as it is a very important campaign,' trade sources said on Wednesday.

'It is almost shocking how even in 2018 this still happens where an elephant gets hit by a train and either loses its life or by some off chance, it survives; help doesn’t manage to reach on time. So when PETA asked me to become the face and appeal to the CM, I was more than happy to write that letter. We need to teach our train drivers about elephant crossings,' Richa said in a statement.

'The forest guard should put more signs from the earlier stations to inform the train drivers about elephant crossing areas and heavily forested areas. Little things will change the fatalities. I hope these changes help the larger cause. Because they are the best and don’t deserve something so tragic happening to them,' she said.

Richa will take on the cause to not just get the government involved, but also inform people about the accidents that are on the rise and how they can be curbed.

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