Regular incidents of forest fire in Koraput and Jeypore divisions have led to large scale destruction of green cover and wildlife and also exposed the authorities’ failure in preventing the tribals

KORAPUT: Residents of cut-off villages here are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If they don't avail rice under Rs 2-a-kg scheme they can't run their family if they avail rice they can't take the quota home in the absence of transport facilities.