Odisha's Simlipal Is Up In Flames. Why's No One Talking About It? Fires are a regular affair at Simlipal biosphere reserve. But there’s something different this time Vanoomitra Acharya Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-07T09:44:53+05:30 Odisha's Simlipal Is Up In Flames. Why's No One Talking About It? outlookindia.com 2021-03-07T15:18:29+05:30 Also read A prolonged dry spell coupled with a sudden rise in February temperature triggered unprecedented forest fires in central and eastern Indian states, including Odisha. Absence of post-monsoon rains last year led to a drier winter. A sudden onset of summer from February acted as a perfect fuel for the rise in wildfire.