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Wildfire reduces lower ridge of Shirui to ashes
Source: The Sangai Express / Mungchan Zimik
Ukhrul, January 18 2020:
Devastating wildfire on Friday engulfed the whole of Sarum Kateng, lower ridge of the Shirui mountain range in Ukhrul, reducing hectares of trees and vegetation to ashes.
The wildfire destroyed about 34.4 hectares of greenery at the Sarum Ka-teng, located above Vangayan - Shirui Lily Heritage Centre, said Ukhrul District Forest Officer (DFO) Shanngam Shaliwo, who along with staff and SDO Ukhrul took stock of the damages.
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Hardly 2 Kms away from the Kashong Peak, the abode of Shirui Lily, the Sarum Kateng slope was vastly covered with wild grasses that may have caught fire easily, the DFO said.
The fire may have killed or scared away rodents and other animals that inhabited the meadow, he said adding that a partially burnt rodent was found on the site.
Such wild fire would encourage migration of rodents and other invasive animal species to other safer places such as the place where Shirui Lily is found, he said expressing apprehension that they may harm the rare flower and other floras.
The fire broke out from the foot of the mountain at around 2 pm Friday.
The district administration, police, fire brigade, Forest Department, local youth and village authority fought the fire for nearly 6 hours and prevented it from spreading further into the surrounding areas, said the DFO.
Acknowledging the efforts of the locals in putting out the fire, incentives were also given to them, he added.
The Forest Department has lodged a complaint at Ukhrul Police today.
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