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The Similipal Tiger Reserves in Odisha has underwent massive fires that believably broke in the biosphere reserve situated in the Mayurbhanj district. The Odisha government has claimed that there was no loss of life.
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In the ongoing effort to douse the wildfire in Dzukou valley on the Nagaland-Manipur border, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles are assisting the Indian Air Force (IAF) and NDRF to douse the forest fire in Dzukou Valley
With massive forest fires, as many as 79 reported only in the month of May, burning wildlife in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL which prays that entire wildlife in the region be declared a living entity with corresponding rights and the government be directed to take steps to prevent wildfires. The PIL has been filed by advocate Rituparn Uniyal, a native of Tehri Garhwal in Uttarakhand.
Rising temperatures in the hills of Uttarakhand has led to forest fires to spread in 1,960 hectares of jungles, an official report said on Wednesday. Significantly, the fires were spreading fast in the reserved forest areas where 1,466 hectares of forests were affected with 1,153 incidents so far.
Increasing incidents of forest fires in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir have become a topic of concern. Also, the National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the Union Environment Ministry.
Nine people have been confirmed to be dead in the Kurangani forest fire in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. The dead include 4 men, 4 women and a child. Of the 27 who were rescued, 8 suffered major burns, while 10 others have minor injuries.
Today the deaths shook many after the Kurangani forest fire in Tamil Nadu. Kerala announced the ‘temporary ban’ on ‘trekking’. The dead include 4 men, 4 women and a child. Of the 27 who were rescued, 8 suffered major burns, while 10 others have minor injuries.