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Uttarakhand faces unprecedented forest fire
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State government could have prepared itself better, say environmentalists
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In the last 24 hours, according to official sources, 75 incidents of forest fire 50 in forest reserves and 25 in civil or van panchayat areas.
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State government could have prepared itself better, say environmentalists
The video of Uttarakhand Environment Minister Harak Singh Rawat, which shows him trying to douse a forest fire with a bush in Chamoli district on Monday, that spread like wildfire on social media put the spotlight on a major issue being faced by the hill State that boasts of around 70% forest cover.
U khand forest fire: IAF s helicopter participates in fire fighting operation in Tehri Garhwal ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 15:04 IST
Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], April 5 (ANI): Indian Air Force s helicopter on Monday participated in fire fighting operations to douse the fire spread in the Koti colony forest area of Tehri Garhwal district.
The helicopters participated in the operation after the central government provided a helicopter to the Uttarakhand government to extinguish the fires in the forests of the mountainous areas that broke out on Friday.
Amid the operation, water collected from Tehri lake was sprinkled with the help of a 5000-litre capacity bucket.
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Fires guts forests in Uttarakhand, Centre sends NDRF teams, choppers - Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat informed that the fire broke out at 964 locations in the state.