Tag: forest fires

Baripada: Forest department personnel, who are deployed at Similipal National Park in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district to douse the raging fires and save wildlife, trek 10 to 15 km through difficult ...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday ordered for engaging Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams to control forest fires across Odisha. Earlier in the day, the Odisha government ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has mounted herculean efforts to douse forest fires, including the one raging at Similipal in Mayurbhanj district. The efforts have been reportedly successful with the Forest ...

Bhubaneswar: After Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, his party colleague from Odisha Pratap Sarangi on Wednesday tweeted, expressing anguish over the fire in Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary and lack of coverage in ...

Bhubaneswar: The irony is hard to miss! Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha's Mayurbhan district is burning while the world is celebrating Wildlife Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister ...

Bhubaneswar: This has been a season of fire for Odisha’s forests. As the mercury soared past 40 degree Celsius, 5,291 forest fires were spotted in the state between February 22 ...

Bhubaneswar: Two city-based tech students have won accolades at a global NASA championship for their innovative device for the early detection of forest fires. What’s more, the device built by ...