Create 2,550-km fire lines; Villagers in forest borders volunteer to help Forest personnel Rural folk apprised through street plays By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysuru: While the whole world is aghast over the bushfire in Australia, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of wild animals and devastated thousands of acre of forest land, the Bandipur…
Bandipur Forest fire completely doused
February 27, 2019Bandipur: The raging forest fire which destroyed thousands of acres of forest land in Bandipur Reserve Forest and surrounding forest areas including Gopalaswamy Hill forest range has been completely doused. Thanks to the Indian Air Force (IAF), which had sent two choppers to help the Forest staff in dousing the raging fire. This morning, the…
Bandipur Forest Fire: Two IAF choppers spray 30,000 litres of water to douse fire
February 26, 2019Fire dousing operation continues today Bandipur/ Mysuru: The operation by two Indian Air Force (IAF) choppers to douse the raging fire in Bandipur Reserve Forest and adjoining Gopalaswamy Hill Forest range, which began yesterday afternoon and stopped after it got dark last evening, continued this morning, the sixth day of the raging fire. Following the…
Bandipur Forest Fire: Injured staff discharged from hospital
March 2, 2017Three Forest Staffers including a Range Forest Officer (RFO), who suffered burn injuries while trying to extinguish fire that had broke out at Bandipur recently and were admitted to a private hospital in city for treatment on Feb. 19, have been discharged from the hospital on Feb. 27. The forest staff, who were discharged, are…
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