Wildfire in Dzukou Valley on Nagaland-Manipur borders doused
The two-week long wildfire in Dzukou Valley on Nagaland-Manipur borders has been doused, and no fresh fire
| 13 Jan 2021 5:43 AM GMT
KOHIMA/ IMPHAL: The two-week long wildfire in Dzukou Valley on Nagaland-Manipur borders has been doused, and no fresh fire or smoke was visible on Monday, said officials.
Kohima District Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammed Ali Shihad A said that a coordination cum de-briefing meeting was held in connection with the Dzukou Valley wildfire and the meeting reviewed the entire operation. The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) would assess the damage caused to the forest, environment and other flora and fauna in Dzukou Valley, said the DC.
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under total control but all operations will continue, a Nagaland forest officer said on Friday. No active fire was noticed after over 10 days of operations. Smoke seen arising at three locations were quickly doused during the day, Kohima Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Rajkumar M said. Fire on the range has been raging since December 29. The situation is totally under control but operations will continue, he said. Around 300 personnel of the NDRF, SDRF, Home Guards, police and volunteers of the Southern Angami Youth Organisation (SAYO) and four Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters are engaged in the firefight, Rajkumar said. Both ground and air teams are constantly monitoring the situation as we don t want to take any chance, he said.
The 12-day long wildfire in the famous Dzukou Valley on Nagaland-Manipur borders is "almost controlled" as no fresh fire or smoke was visible on Saturday, officials said.Kohima District Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Ali Shihad A said .
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Last Updated at 11:52 pm | Source: PTI
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Kohima, Jan 8 (PTI) The fire on the Dzukou range is
under total control but all operations will continue, a
Nagaland forest officer said on Friday.
No active fire was noticed after over 10 days of
operations. Smoke seen arising at three locations were quickly
doused during the day, Kohima Divisional Forest Officer (DFO)
Rajkumar M said.
Fire on the range has been raging since December 29.