IAF to deploy 2 copters to douse Mizoram fire
IAF to deploy 2 copters to douse Mizoram fire
Last Updated: Mon, Apr 26th, 2021, 05:57:16hrs
Aizawl: The Indian Air Force (IAF) would deploy two helicopters to douse the forest fire in Mizoram even as the state s fighters and disaster management personnel are battling the blaze in Lunglei district and its adjoining areas, officials said on Sunday.
IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh said the two IAF Mi-17V5 helicopters equipped with Bambi buckets would be positioned to douse the wildfire in Lunglei district and adjoining areas.
Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Sunday sought help from the IAF as well as the locals in dousing the major forest inferno in the mountainous district, which shares borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh.
IAF to deploy 2 copters to douse Mizoram fire (Ld)
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Mizoram CM seeks IAF s help after major forest fire in Lunglei. Image Source: IANS News
Aizawl, April 25 : The Indian Air Force (IAF) would deploy two helicopters to douse the forest fire in Mizoram even as the state s fighters and disaster management personnel are battling the blaze in Lunglei district and its adjoining areas, officials said on Sunday.
IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh said the two IAF Mi-17V5 helicopters equipped with Bambi buckets would be positioned to douse the wildfire in Lunglei district and adjoining areas.
Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Sunday sought help from the IAF as well as the locals in dousing the major forest inferno in the mountainous district, which shares borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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