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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.
Mizoram govt seeks IAF’s help to control wildfire
Official sources said the fire, which broke out in Lunglei distrct of the state on Saturday, was spreading fast due to wind and temperature.
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GUWAHATI: The Mizoram government on Sunday sought the help of the Indian Air Force to control a massive wildfire which affected 20 sq km areas in the state’s Lunglei district.
“On the requisition of Mizoram government, the Indian Air Force is deploying two Mi-17V5 helicopters, equipped with Bambi Buckets, to douse the major fire in Lunglei district and adjoining areas,” Shillong-based defence spokesman Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh told this newspaper.
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