Forest fires damage Nallamala

  • 20/05/2002

  • Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)

Summer is forest fire time in the Nallamala jungles, where forest resources and trees worth crore of rupees get destroyed due to ranging forest fires. A spark from cigarette butt or campfires by poachers or fires lit by the tribals for slash and burn cultivation, when aided by hot summer can lead to deadly forest fires that spread quickly engulfing several miles within no time.