Putting out the flames

The government must take a multipronged approach, bringing together various stakeholders to make wildfires a rarity.

It’s the season of inferno all over again. Almost everywhere in the country, you see amber and smoke in forests and grasslands. These fires are not “wild” per se, as most of them have been deliberately started by unscrupulous people with little concern for the environment or the society at large. And, as expected, the wildfires have entered villages, turning homes and sheds into ash and killing people and animals alike.