ED: A national treasure too valuable to compromise

The authorities concerned must do a better job of ensuring that fires do not break out with the regularity that we are seeing
It is a cause for alarm that, yet again, a fire has broken out in the Sundarbans, marking the second fire of 2021 in the region.

At the time of writing, the fire, which broke out on Monday afternoon, had been brought under control, but was not yet fully doused, and as the fire burns, more forest land continues to be destroyed. While the fire-fighters at the scene deserve our sympathy and support for trying their best, ultimately, the grim truth is that we are losing precious forest land to fires.