Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday informed that a committee of experts will be sent to Odisha for providing technical assistance in dousing the raging wildfire in Similipal National Park of Mayurbhanj district and nearby areas.
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Today Sh. @dpradhanbjp & other MP’s from Odisha met me regarding Forest Fire in #SimlipalNationalPark & nearby.@moefcc is sending a committee of experts to Odisha to give technical advise &help out state forest dept. in effective management of forest fire incidents in the region pic.twitter.com/I0zEh5YCaL
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) March 10, 2021
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The experts will work in coordination with the deployed team for early and effective dousing of fire, the Union Minister said, adding that he will review the situation with his team on a daily basis.
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The experts will work in coordination with the deployed team for early and effective dousing of fire.
Will be reviewing the situation with my team at @moefcc on a daily basis.#SimlipalForestFire
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) March 10, 2021
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The decision to sent the central team was taken after Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along BJP MPs from Odisha met Javadekar in New Delhi and submitted a memorandum seeking his personal intervention in the containment of the wildfire.
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