Mysuru sources have stated that logistics entailing transport of food and water to the beleaguered watchers and guards engaged in dousing forest fires in remote interiors of Bandipur is turning out to be a major challenge and critical to the success of the current operations.




It was stated that Bandipur National Park, which was spread over 874.78 sq. km, has been ravaged by fire and hundreds of staff have been deployed in fire-prone areas such as N. Begur, Gundre, Kundkere, Hediyala, Moleyuru, and Omkara, where the vegetation is now bone dry and almost 350 of the 370 water bodies in the national park are completely dry.



Last week’s fire at Kundkere claimed the life of a forest guard and nearly 600 to 900 acres is suspected to have been ravaged in both the Kundkere and N. Begur ranges. About 50 cans of water, each of 25 litre capacity was transported to the forest guards on Thursday, besides fruits and other food items.
An additional 15 staff from the division are on standby to provide relief to the guards engaged in firefighting. Meanwhile, the Mysore zoo has transported 200 kg of bananas and 500 kg of watermelons, besides 25 water cans to help the ongoing exercise. To supplement the existing staff at Bandipur, 40 employees from the Mysuru Territorial Division from H.D. Kote, Nanjangud and Sargur subdivisions have been deployed to provide logistic support and transport drinking water and food to the guards.


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