Bhubaneswar: To combat wildfire menace in various forest areas across Odisha, the State government on Monday constituted a high-level task force under the chairmanship of former PCCF Sandeep Tripathy.
Here is the list of members:
Below are the terms of reference of the task force:
- Review of ongoing forest fire incidence, causes and immediate containment.
- Suggest measures for augmentation of existing Fire Management Protocols including Geomatics based Fire Alert System.
- Recommend suggestions for improved community participation in Fire Management and Prevention.
- To conduct Post Assessment of Forest Fire affected area, loss to wildlife, biodiversity and suggest appropriate measures for augmentation.
- Give suggestions for improvement of SOP for Fire Prevention and Management in State to prevent and restrain such occurrences.
