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GUWAHATI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed a Mi-17V5 helicopter to douse a devastating fire in the state’s Dzukou Valley.
“Based on the requisition by government of Nagaland, the headquarters of Eastern Air Command, IAF has launched a Mi-17V5 helicopter. It is equipped with Bambi Bucket for fire-fighting,” Shillong-based Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh said.
The fire broke out at a hillock in Dzukou range on Tuesday and it is still raging. The valley, located on the Nagaland-Manipur border, is a popular tourist destination.
Official sources in Nagaland said local volunteers and forest rangers had been stationed at strategic sites to monitor the situation.
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