Odisha

Kansa Appeals Against Setting Forests On Fire In Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda: Maharaja Kansa has been roped in by the Jharsuguda forest division to appeal to the villagers to not light fire inside the forest. They spread the message in Jhargaon village under the Belpahar forest range.

“All my villagers, if you light a fire in the forest, you will be punished. Lighting forest fires is a crime and a sin,” the man playing Kansa was quoted as saying by The Times of India.

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