Fire in Similipal biosphere reserve now under control ANI | Updated: Mar 12, 2021 21:21 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 12 (ANI): The Odisha government on Friday stated that the fire in the Similipal biosphere reserve is now under control.
An official statement released by the office of the principal chief conservator of forests, Odisha, stated that as per the Forest Survey of India (FSI) forest fire alert, the state has registered 700 fire alerts today with only 9 fire alerts in Similipal as against 1,048 forest alerts yesterday and the fire situation in State is under control now.
The statement further said that parts of the state, including Similipal, has experienced rains yesterday, which would be congenial in stopping any further spread of fire in the state.
Updated Mar 11, 2021 | 06:09 IST
The forest department personnel tried their best to minimise the loss from the fires but they spread further into the Similipal forest. On Tuesday, the forest fire task force chief said that the forest fire was brought under control and no life was lost in the same (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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On Wednesday, it was reported that the forest fires were curtailed
Bhubaneshwar: For the last week, Odisha has been battling a forest fire. The Similipal National Park, located in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. On Tuesday, the forest fire task force chief said that the forest fire was brought under control and no life was lost in the same.
Satellite image aid to douse Similipal fire The core area of the biosphere includes a tiger reserve in Mayurbhanj district and its periphery areas touch two other districts Balasore and Keonjhar
The Odisha government has sought the help of National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, for providing it satellite images of the fire raging in the forests of Similipal, the second largest biosphere of Asia and other major forests of the state.
The core area of Similipal biosphere includes a tiger reserve in Mayurbhanj district and its periphery areas touch two other districts Balasore and Keonjhar.
Newly appointed head of the task force for controlling forest fires, Dr Sandeep Tripathi, former Principal chief conservator of forests and head of forest force, told The Telegraph on Tuesday, “We are getting NRSC help and they are sharing images of the fire inside the forest area. Through
Ranchi: Jharkhand emerged at the third spot in the country after it recorded the maximum number of forest fire incidents even before the formal advent.
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