The Forest Department will make use of satellite imagery to ascertain the damage brought about by forest fires. The last occasion such major fires broke out in the Bandipur–Nagarahole belt was in 2012 when 2,158 hectares was lost in Bandipur while 2,080 hectares in Nagarahole was destroyed. The worst impacted was BRT Tiger Reserve where much more than 4,800 hectares of … [Read more...] about Satellite Imagery to be Made Use of to Gauge Forest Fire Destruction