Mysuru, Feb. 22 -- Fire at Chamundi Hill forest here yesterday, has destroyed 35 acres of area, with no loss to the lives of wild animals and no major destruction of flora and fauna, except for two dried up trees.

DCF, Mysuru, Division, Dr. K.N. Basavaraju explained the media persons about the incident and action taken, at Aranya Bhavan, in the city this morning.

DCF Dr. Basavaraju said, it is an act of miscreants, and a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in this regard. The mobile phone networks that were active during the fire mishap are also being assessed, as part of the investigation into the incident.

Saying that, no major fire had occurred at the hill after the year 2020, DCF Dr. Basavaraju said, precautions had ...