TN govt's negligence, reason for Kurangani forest fire - Centre

According to reports, the central government has blamed the Tamil Nadu state government's negligence as the reason for the loss of lives in the Kurangani forest fire. The Centre reportedly submitted a petition to the National Green Tribunal accusing that the loss of lives was due to the indifference of the TN Forest Department despite warnings from the Indian Forest Research Centre,

A petition was filed at the National Green Tribunal regarding the Kurangani forest fire. It was announced that it will take nearly two months to complete investigations.