Bhubaneswar, March 7 -- Bhubaneswar: At a time when Odisha forest department is struggling to bring raging forest fire in Similipal biosphere reserve under control, reports of similar incidents of wildfire have surfaced in several parts of the State.

A day after a massive fire broke out at the Khandagiri hill, on the outskirts of the Capital city, destroying around five areas of forest, similar incident has been reported at the top of the Sikharchandi hill in Bhubaneswar. It is suspected that some miscreants might have set dry leaves on fire that engulfed a large chunk of the hill.

Similarly, a large tract of forest under Ghumsur division in Ganjam district has been on fire for the last five days. The raging fire has caused life miserab...