Forest Fire takes over the jungles of Madhya Pradesh: More than 250 forest fires in Indore division alone!
There has been a lot of damage from forest fires during summer this year. More than 250 such forest fire incidents have been reported in the Indore forest division alone, of which the forest of the choral is the most burnt.
These figures have been recorded between March and May. In government documents, 500 hectares of forest has been destroyed. While in reality more than one thousand forest area and many plantation sites have also been affected. Not only this, there are also many forest areas, where there is a fire two to three times. There are three main reasons behind such forest fires.
Most of the forest area burnt
Through the Forest Survey of India (FSI) satellite, forests are monitored across the country. The forest department of Madhya Pradesh is also connected to this system. As soon as a fire occurs, the staff of the department is immediately sent a location through a message on the mobile.
This work has been going on for two years. According to the FSI website, more than 250 forest fires have been reported in Indore, Mhow, Manpur and Choral in the Indore forest division in the last 80 days. Most of the beat of the Choral range, ie the forest area, is on fire. This figure is above 130. There are other forest areas including Ashapura, Rajpura, Kalakund, Gajinda, Rasakudia, Talai, Lohani Mata, Bherughat, Kulathana.
Reasons behind forest fires
- Due to the rise in temperature in summer, dry leaves start a fire, which takes a formidable form on sight.
According to local villagers, when the vow is completed, people set fire to the forest.
- People passing through forest area throw burning beedi-cigarettes, due to which the leaves dry in summer and immediately catch fire.
In order to encroach, the local villagers set fire to them so that they could occupy the forest area.
According to forest officials, in summer, Mahua also goes to the rural unicorn forest. During that time a fire is set up to clean the surrounding area.
Messages resumed from 2019
The villagers usually get to know about the forest fire from the villagers and staff. But due to dense forest, many times the information is delayed, causing a lot of damage to the forest.
Hence, a joint fire alert of the department and the FSI has been arranged to save the forest. Two years ago i.e. from 2019, the facility of receiving messages from the satellite started again.
As soon as a fire occurs, instant messages are sent to CCF, CF, SDO and rangers. These messages are further sent to designated range officer with forest area name and contact number.
The system is linked to the mobile number found from the department. This information is conveyed to the concerned staff within 15 minutes.
Reported incidents of forest fires
March: 74
April: 156
May: 36
Fire every month
Range March April May
Indore 24 33 8
Mhow 29 419 -
Choral 11 57 15
Manpur 10 28 4
Forest areas affected
Indore Range: Chakli, Morad, Peepalda Nahar Jhabua, Devguradia, Nayapura.
Choral Range: Kulthana, Beka, Rasakudia, Kalakund, Gajinda, Umth, Beka, Cental-Mantle, Talai, Bherughat, Lohanimata, Surtipura, Ashapura.
These figures have been recorded between March and May. In government documents, 500 hectares of forest has been destroyed. While in reality more than one thousand forest area and many plantation sites have also been affected. Not only this, there are also many forest areas, where there is a fire two to three times. There are three main reasons behind such forest fires.
Most of the forest area burnt
Through the Forest Survey of India (FSI) satellite, forests are monitored across the country. The forest department of Madhya Pradesh is also connected to this system. As soon as a fire occurs, the staff of the department is immediately sent a location through a message on the mobile.
This work has been going on for two years. According to the FSI website, more than 250 forest fires have been reported in Indore, Mhow, Manpur and Choral in the Indore forest division in the last 80 days. Most of the beat of the Choral range, ie the forest area, is on fire. This figure is above 130. There are other forest areas including Ashapura, Rajpura, Kalakund, Gajinda, Rasakudia, Talai, Lohani Mata, Bherughat, Kulathana.
Reasons behind forest fires
- Due to the rise in temperature in summer, dry leaves start a fire, which takes a formidable form on sight.
According to local villagers, when the vow is completed, people set fire to the forest.
- People passing through forest area throw burning beedi-cigarettes, due to which the leaves dry in summer and immediately catch fire.
In order to encroach, the local villagers set fire to them so that they could occupy the forest area.
According to forest officials, in summer, Mahua also goes to the rural unicorn forest. During that time a fire is set up to clean the surrounding area.
Messages resumed from 2019
The villagers usually get to know about the forest fire from the villagers and staff. But due to dense forest, many times the information is delayed, causing a lot of damage to the forest.
Hence, a joint fire alert of the department and the FSI has been arranged to save the forest. Two years ago i.e. from 2019, the facility of receiving messages from the satellite started again.
As soon as a fire occurs, instant messages are sent to CCF, CF, SDO and rangers. These messages are further sent to designated range officer with forest area name and contact number.
The system is linked to the mobile number found from the department. This information is conveyed to the concerned staff within 15 minutes.
Reported incidents of forest fires
March: 74
April: 156
May: 36
Fire every month
Range March April May
Indore 24 33 8
Mhow 29 419 -
Choral 11 57 15
Manpur 10 28 4
Forest areas affected
Indore Range: Chakli, Morad, Peepalda Nahar Jhabua, Devguradia, Nayapura.
Choral Range: Kulthana, Beka, Rasakudia, Kalakund, Gajinda, Umth, Beka, Cental-Mantle, Talai, Bherughat, Lohanimata, Surtipura, Ashapura.