Centre sends in experts to help Odisha government in management of forest fire in state
Rajan Nath
March 10th 2021 05:55 PM --
Updated:
March 10th 2021 06:01 PM
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday decided to form a three-member expert team to help the Odisha government to help control the unprecedented forest fire incidents in the state.
- Dr. Amit Mallick, IGF, National Tiger Conservation Authority, New Delhi
- Shri Subratt Mahapatra, DDG, MoEF&CC Regional Office, Bhubaneswar
- Ms. Arti Chaudhary, Head, Silviculture –ICFRE (as fire expert)
- Assessment of the status of fire incidents in Odisha, Similipal Tiger Reserve / Biosphere Reserve in particular.
- Expert and technical advice to the State for containment in control of fire in the forest area.
- Status of loss of forest and wildlife and its relationship with poaching, if any.