Bhubaneswar, March 2 -- Bhubaneswar: With wildfire engulfing a large chunk of forest area in the Similipal Tiger Reserve for the past several days, noted personalities from the State on Tuesday sought the attention of the central and State governments to take urgent action to curb the blaze from further destroying the reserve.

Union PNG and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed great dismay about the forest fires raging in the tiger reserve and urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with Union Forest and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to take immediate ameliorative measures on the alarming situation.

Pradesh Congress president of the State, Niranjan Patnaik also took to social media to show his horror at the situation....