Uttarakhand: IAF chopper takes water from Bhimtal lake to douse forest fires; CM to hold meeting in Haldwani | Watch
Char Dham Yatra 2024: Online registration now open! Here's how to apply Yesterday, forest fires became more severe with the flames reaching the High Court Colony in Nainital. According to the daily bulletin issued by the Forest Department here, 26 incidents of forest fire occurred in the state's Kumaon region in the last 24 hours, while five incidents occurred in Garhwal region, where 33.34 hectares of forest area was affected.
Nainital Divisional Forest Officer Chandrashekhar Joshi said, "We have deployed 40 Manora Range personnel and two forest rangers to extinguish the fire." PM Modi says 'this decade belongs to Uttarakhand', outlines plans for tourism From November 1 last year till now, a total of 575 incidents of forest fire have been reported in the state, affecting 689.89 hectares of forest area and costing the state than ₹14 lakh. Supreme Court raps Uttarakhand govt for not taking action against Patanjali Meanwhile, three men were arrested and sent to jail for allegedly starting forest fires in two different areas of Jakholi and Rudraprayag.Milestone Alert!
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