Surguja. The incident of arson has come to light in Tiger Point of Mainpat. Where more than a dozen shops have been burnt down. It is feared that there will be a handiwork of anti -social elements. The incident of arson was controlled in time, otherwise the major incident could have happened. A dense forest of manpat starts from a distance of a few steps from the shops. If the fire started in the forest, then the large part would have been hit.
Apart from Chhattisgarh in Mainpat, the process of tourists from other states has started. In view of the convenience of tourists as well as their own employment, the villagers have opened shops keeping in mind the needs of tourists near Tiger Point. There are around a dozen shops where the shopkeepers have kept the goods according to the needs of the people who come to visit. Apart from the shop, people are also running hotels here. Where the shops caught fire. Flames spread from a shop and took over a dozen shops on seeing a shop. By the time it was found and the fire was controlled, all the shops and the goods kept inside the shop were gutted. The matter of relief for the forest department and the villagers is that the fire was controlled in time and saved from the forest fire. If there was a forest fire, it would have become frightening due to the heat besides being a dense forest.