Forest fires contained and controlled in Odisha ANI | Updated: Mar 15, 2021 08:05 IST Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 15 (ANI): The Odisha government on Sunday claimed that the forest fire situation in the state is "totally contained and controlled". "The forest fire situation across Odisha including Similipal National Park as on Sunday is totally contained and controlled," a government release stated. The Similipal National Park fire has been raging for almost a month and continues to rage the forest area, according to a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) earlier this month. The release yesterday further informed: "There is no continuous fire in the state as of now. This has been possible because of immediate and proactive steps taken by the government to check and control forest fire in the state and massive inhibited support of local communities who have come all out and assisted the forest officials in fire extinguishing in the field".