The Lessons We Didn t Learn From The Simlipal Fire outlookindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from outlookindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Odisha Forest Fire: Local Outfit Calls For Bandh, Opposition Accuses Government Of Misleading People
Simlipal National Park in Odisha has been ravaged by forest fires for the past two weeks. It is one of Asia s largest biosphere reserves Vanoomitra Acharya Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-07T09:18:37+05:30 Odisha Forest Fire: Local Outfit Calls For Bandh, Opposition Accuses Government Of Misleading People outlookindia.com 2021-03-07T12:18:11+05:30
Also read
In wake of the forest fires in Simlipal National Park in Odisha, local outfit Bhanja Sena has called for a 12-hour bandh in Mayurbhanj district on March 10.
The outfit led by students and youth alleged that authorities have failed to control the fire in one of Asia s largest biosphere reserves which has been raging for nearly two weeks now.
Wildfire at Simlipal under control, no loss of life reported
By
Aakanksha Khajuria ( IANS) |
Published on
Thu, Mar 4 2021 18:03 IST |
0 Views
Wildfire at Simlipal under control, no loss of life reported. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 4 : A massive wildfire at the Simlipal National Park in Odisha, which was raging for around a week, has been brought under control, with no loss of life or injury to wildlife, villagers or public property getting reported.
Simlipal is a national park and tiger reserve situated in Odisha s Mayurbhanj district. The 2,750 sq km area harbours unique melanistic tigers, rare and endemic orchids, 1,352 species of plants, 55 species of mammals, 361 species of birds, 62 species of reptiles and 21 species of amphibians.