At a time when Forest Department employees and Fire Services personnel are working tirelessly to control the fire raging in the Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district for several days, local residents have extended helping hands in dousing the flames.
The locals are working in tandem with the concerned DFO, OIC and Range Officer in extinguishing the ground fire in Rairangpur Forest Division.The forest personnel are leaving no stone unturned to extinguish the wildfire as efforts in this regard are also underway during night time. “All-out efforts are being made to douse the forest fire in Noto Reserve Forest, Simlipal Reserve Forest, Bangriposi Forest Range and Baripada Forest Range of the Simlipal Tiger Reserve. The forest fire points are being attended on an hourly basis,” said Baripada DFO Santosh Joshi. The Mayurbhanj district Collector informed that the wildfire in the deciduous Sal mixed forest of the Simlipal Tiger Reserve is now under control.
Field staffers and Fire Services squads have contained the ground fire using the advanced satellite-based fire response system and modern field equipments. No loss of wildlife has been reported, the Collector claimed.
