Battling forest fires that have resurfaced at the Bandipur National Park, the Forest Department officials are at their wits end to contain the inferno that began on Feb. 18. Though they have claimed that the forest fire has been contained at Kalkare, Hediyala, Maleyur and Omkara, Kundkere, Gundre and N. Begur ranges, the latest wildfire has spread across Himavad Gopalaswamy Hills and Maddur destroying hundreds of acres of vegetation.
According to latest reports from Bandipur, the fire at Himavad Gopalaswamy Hills was under control. “Heavy mist in the forest aided the department personnel who are extinguishing the fire and we are hopeful of containing it by today evening if winds do not hamper our efforts,” said forest officials.
