{"id":38579,"date":"2024-04-29T22:21:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T22:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/in-pics-uttarakhand-battles-multiple-forest-fires-iaf-deployed-nainital-forest-fire\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T22:21:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T22:21:47","slug":"in-pics-uttarakhand-battles-multiple-forest-fires-iaf-deployed-nainital-forest-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/in-pics-uttarakhand-battles-multiple-forest-fires-iaf-deployed-nainital-forest-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"In pics: Uttarakhand battles multiple forest fires, IAF deployed – Nainital forest fire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/div>\nA forest fire has been sweeping through the dense foliage in the mountains surrounding Nainital since late last week. Even though the major fires have been doused, the state is still battling with multiple forest fires. Earlier, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a review meeting to discuss the forest fire situation with the Kumaon Division officials on Saturday and issued directives to combat the wildfire in the region.<\/caption>\n

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8 fresh fires in 24 hours<\/h2>\n<\/div>\nThe state reported eight fresh forest fires in 24 hours, gutting 11.75 hectares, compared to the 23 such incidents damaging 34.175 hectares from Friday evening to Saturday evening, the forest department said in its daily bulletin. Since November 1, 2023, Uttarakhand has so far recorded 606 forest fires in which 735.815 hectares of forest land were gutted, the bulletin said.<\/caption>\n

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\"Heatwave<\/div>\nThe forest blaze in Nainital and adjoining areas is gradually being brought under control after the deployment of the IAF helicopter on Saturday morning, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said after reviewing the situation in the Kumaon region on Saturday night. Kumaon’s Chief Conservator of Forest Prasanna Kumar Patro attributed the recent spike in forest fire incidents in Kumaon to increased dryness due to heat wave in the lower areas of Champawat and Nainital districts of Uttarakhand bordering Nepal.<\/caption>\n

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\"IAF<\/div>\nAfter the forest fire in Nainital reached dangerously close to the High Court Colony and the Air Force base containing sensitive equipment on Friday, an IAF helicopter was brought in to help quell the flames. The flames have already been doused in many areas, including Marora and Khanana civil areas in Maniknath range of the Narendranagar forest division, forest officials said.<\/caption>\n

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Army, locals helping too<\/h2>\n<\/div>\nApart from the IAF helicopter and Army personnel, Prantiya Rakshak Dal volunteers and homeguard personnel have also been roped in to help in the firefighting operations, Kumaon Commissioner Deepak Rawat said on April 28. Additional government vehicles, two each for the three forest divisions, have been provided to rush firefighting teams to the affected areas, he added. Help from locals with the involvement of forest panchayat officials is also being taken as they are the first responders to forest fires, Rawat said.<\/caption>\n

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