<p>Panaji: The Goa government will conduct aerial surveillance through drones at wildlife sanctuaries and forest areas to track movement and curb forest fires, state minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday.</p>.<p> The state government is also taking the help of Forest Survey of India to monitor the movement in these areas, he added.</p>.Bengaluru has lost 500 hectares of green cover: Forest Minister.<p>"Around 600 existing trackers would be given refresher training by December 31 to get them ready to tackle any disaster in wildlife areas and forests. A total of 76.5 hectares was affected due to forest fires last year. These would be revived by planting indigenous plants. We plan to undertake plantation on 365 hectares," he said.</p>.<p> District collectors have been asked to issue notification warning people against fire in the forest areas, Rane said.</p>
<p>Panaji: The Goa government will conduct aerial surveillance through drones at wildlife sanctuaries and forest areas to track movement and curb forest fires, state minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday.</p>.<p> The state government is also taking the help of Forest Survey of India to monitor the movement in these areas, he added.</p>.Bengaluru has lost 500 hectares of green cover: Forest Minister.<p>"Around 600 existing trackers would be given refresher training by December 31 to get them ready to tackle any disaster in wildlife areas and forests. A total of 76.5 hectares was affected due to forest fires last year. These would be revived by planting indigenous plants. We plan to undertake plantation on 365 hectares," he said.</p>.<p> District collectors have been asked to issue notification warning people against fire in the forest areas, Rane said.</p>