Simlipal Park Fire Under Control After Rainfall: Official
The move comes after the opposition BJP and the Congress claimed that the fire wouldn t have assumed such huge proportion, had the state government taken timely action. Vanoomitra Acharya outlookindia.com 2021-03-12T10:33:09+05:30
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The wildfire, which had been raging in Similipal National Park and nearby forests for over a fortnight, has been contained to a large extent, claimed Odisha government on Thursday after facing a political slugfest over the crisis ahead of the second phase of Budget session in the state.
The development comes after the opposition BJP and the Congress claimed that the fire wouldn t have assumed such huge proportion, had the state government taken timely action.
Simlipal park fire under control, rainfall helps
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AAA The Odisha government on Thursday claimed that the wildfire, which had been raging in Similipal National Park and nearby forests for over a fortnight, has been contained to a large extent, amid a political slugfest over the crisis ahead of the second phase of Budget session in the State.
Sandeep Tripathy, who heads a task force constituted to tackle the inferno, said the situation has been brought under control, and parts of the national park experienced rainfall on Wednesday, which prevented the fire from spreading any further.
A massive fire ripped through vast tracts of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district and forested areas close by, raising concern among wildlife and environmental activists over its possible impact.
Read more about Pradhan, other Odisha MPs meet Prakash Javadekar over Simlipal forest fire on Business Standard. Days after a fire devastated the Similipal forest division in Odisha, Pradhan and other MPs from the state met Prakash Javadekar, demanding his intervention in the issue of forest fires in the state
Fear Of Human-Wildlife Conflict, Poaching As Animals Fleeing Simlipal Forest Fire Left Vulnerable
A massive fire ripped through vast tracts of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district and other wildlife habitats nearby, raising concern among wildlife and environmental activists over its possible impact. File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-11T08:01:18+05:30 Fear Of Human-Wildlife Conflict, Poaching As Animals Fleeing Simlipal Forest Fire Left Vulnerable outlookindia.com 2021-03-11T08:03:49+05:30
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The Odisha government has once again stated that no life was lost in the forest blaze in Simlipal, which had been brought under control after raging for more than a week.
Simlipal forest fire image shared on Twitter on March 3
New Delhi:
In the wake of a raging forest fire in Odisha s Simlipal National Park for over a week, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said a committee of experts is being sent to help the state government manage such incidents in the region. Announcing the decision on Twitter, Mr Javadekar also said that he discussed the forest fire with Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan and other parliamentarians from Odisha.
A massive fire devastated vast tracts of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district and other wildlife habitats nearby, raising concern among environmental activists over its possible impact. The Odisha government on Tuesday claimed that no life was lost in the forest fire and that 95 per cent of the fire points have been extinguished or at least attended to.