Q. What is the news?
The Simlipal forest reserve area frequently witnesses forest fires during dry weather conditions. A fire which started in the biosphere reserve area in February and has been raging for nearly a week , was finally brought under control.
Q. What is the Simlipal Biosphere reserve?
Q. How intense was the fire?
Q. How fire prone is Simlipal forest?
Q. What causes the fire in Simlipal?
Q. How are these forest fires controlled and prevented?