Mysore/Mysuru: With literally no vehicles or a few vehicles on the roads that pass through the Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves, lockdown has brought many benefits to the forests. So much so that this year, not a single major fire has been reported from both the National Parks.
The lockdown measures have resulted in drastic reduction in pollution and wild animals have increasingly been spotted entering urban areas. At Bandipur and Nagarahole, remarkably there were no major infernos even during this peak summer season, usually when the Forest Department officials are on their toes to prevent fires.
