The forest division has circulated pamphlets to create consciousness among villagers who continue to exist the fringes of the forests to forestall man-made fires. The division does now not have complex gadgets to tackle such fires.
"We still use traditional methods like green bushes and green branches of trees to tackle wild fires. Fire watchers and forest department field staff are working to prevent forest fires in all ranges in the Coimbatore forest division. As of now, we have three devices to control forest fires," mentioned S Ramasubramanian, conservator of forests, Coimbatore circle. The forest division is but to provide 15 such gadgets to every vary.
When a forest fireplace is reported, field workforce and fireplace watchers trek into the reserve forest and lower branches of inexperienced bushes to douse it. The manner is known as beating the fireplace (beating burning foliage with inexperienced branches).
M Senthilkumar, ranger, Madukkarai forest vary, mentioned the dept has been growing consciousness among villagers who live in the forest levels. "We request them not to take their cattle for grazing in the reserve forest and not to start a fire in the forest. People who possess patta land adjacent to the forest sometimes burn the vegetation near their land. The fire spreads and destroy the forest. This is a criminal offence and we will take stringent action against them," mentioned Senthilkumar.
He mentioned the dept field workforce were issuing handbills to the general public and requesting them not to cook meals via the aspect of the street and not to throw cigarette stubs without put out the fireplace.
"We still use traditional methods like green bushes and green branches of trees to tackle wild fires. Fire watchers and forest department field staff are working to prevent forest fires in all ranges in the Coimbatore forest division. As of now, we have three devices to control forest fires," mentioned S Ramasubramanian, conservator of forests, Coimbatore circle. The forest division is but to provide 15 such gadgets to every vary.
When a forest fireplace is reported, field workforce and fireplace watchers trek into the reserve forest and lower branches of inexperienced bushes to douse it. The manner is known as beating the fireplace (beating burning foliage with inexperienced branches).
M Senthilkumar, ranger, Madukkarai forest vary, mentioned the dept has been growing consciousness among villagers who live in the forest levels. "We request them not to take their cattle for grazing in the reserve forest and not to start a fire in the forest. People who possess patta land adjacent to the forest sometimes burn the vegetation near their land. The fire spreads and destroy the forest. This is a criminal offence and we will take stringent action against them," mentioned Senthilkumar.
He mentioned the dept field workforce were issuing handbills to the general public and requesting them not to cook meals via the aspect of the street and not to throw cigarette stubs without put out the fireplace.
Firefighters saddled with age-old devices
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March 03, 2018
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