S Rameshmysuru: Foresters attached to Tiger Brt reserves in Chamarajanagar Regency are preparing to prevent forest fires in the forest, during the upcoming summer.
Animals, and reptiles will come because of forest fires during the summer.
Although forest fires spread rapidly in grasslands, Brushland, and dry vegetation, mostly man-made.
Tiger reserves are spread in 612 square kilometers in six ranges, including Chamarajanagar, Kollegal, Yelandur, K Gudi, Punajanuar and Bylur.
Reserve is home to more than 250 species of birds and animals, including tigers, bear slotter, Gaurs and giant squirrels and others.
More than 77% of land in these areas, including Lantana Weeds, were destroyed by Wildfires.
To prevent wildlefires during this summer, the Ministry of Forestry has created a fire line to 737 km long, in BRT Tiger reserves.
The fire line is a stretch of open area left in the forest, to prevent fire rise.
The department has deployed 20 observers from December, for each range, to maintain vigilance, to prevent forest fires during the summer.
The department has provided safety equipment to forest observers, including first aid kits, glucose and protective equipment.
The problem has revealed that most of the forest fires made man-made, the department hired a large number of Sukur tribes to work with the Ministry of Forestry, to prevent wildfires fires for observers.
“Awareness is being made among people traveling by vehicles on the highway through reserves, to refrain from smoking, and do not stop within the backup to throw cigarette buttocks and beedi, because they can trigger forest fires.
The fire line also widened the year This, to prevent the spread of forest fires, “said IFS officers.” Because most of the forest fires were made by various probes, the Ministry of Forestry officials had to start stern steps after identifying those who were careless in this matter, to prevent forest fires, “Punajanur said Doreswamy, a wildlife activist at Chamarajanagar Taluk.
Steps started to prevent forest fires in Tiger Reserve
