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Efforts have intensified to extinguish the raging forest fires in the state, especially in the worst-affected areas of Nainital, Haldwani and Ramnagar forest divisions.
In the Kumaon region, fires are raging at two to three places in Nainital district and at one place each in Champawat, Almora, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar, Patro said
As per the latest FSI data of Sunday, the prevailing fire in Nainital district has spread to neighbouring districts, including Almora, Tehri Garhwal, Bageshwar, Champawat and southern Pithoragarh, damaging over 30 acres of forests.
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