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Nainital Forest Fire: Uttarakhand CM Dhami assures action against officers
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Raising concerns over the Nainital forest fire, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that the the officers who are responsible for the Uttarakhand forest fire will be fixed.
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"Forest fires cannot be controlled without increasing humidity," Congress
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As several regions in Uttarakhand are grappling with forest fires, destroying hectares of forest land, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat said that forest fires cannot be controlled without increasing the humidity in the forest areas, and in 2015-16 they had c
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Uttarakhand Forest Fire: CM Dhami directs officials to contain wildfire in
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As per the Chief Minister's instructions, concerned officers were directed to remain alert at all times and the forest officers were restricted from going on leaves.
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami conducts high-level review meeting to combat forest
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The meeting was held in Haldwani, following a massive fire that broke out in the Ladiyakata area of the Nainital Air Force Centre on Friday and continued for over 36 hours, sweeping through dense forests in the mountainous region.
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Nainital forest fire: Uttarakhand CM says Army called in to extinguish bla
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"The forest fires are a challenge for us. This is a big fire. We are working for all the essential needs. We have asked for help from the Army. Army helicopters are also spraying water in the affected area," Dhami said while talking to ANI.
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Massive forest fire rages in Nainital, IAF deploys MI-17 choppers in ongoi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A forest fire has been sweeping through the dense foliage in the mountains surrounding Nainital over the last 36 hours, an official said, adding that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed its personnel and MI-17 choppers in a dousing operation in the area.
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Kerala: Forest fire breaks out in Wayanad
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A fire broke out in a forest area in Kerala's Wayanad district on Thursday. No casualties have been reported yet.
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J-K: Fire breaks out in Bandipora forest area
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A fire broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora forest area on Thursday.
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Uttarakhand: Fire breaks out in forests of Srinagar, authorities struggle
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A massive fire broke out in the forests of Srinagar city of Pauri district of Uttarakhand at 6.30pm on Tuesday, fire officials said.
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IAF's 'Bambi Bucket Operation' douse forest fires in Nilgiris
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Taking to its social media handle, IAF posted on X, "Continuing its firefighting efforts to douse the raging forest fire in the Nilgiris, the IAF Mi-17 V5 helicopter undertook multiple Bambi Bucket Operations."
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China activates Level-IV emergency as rescuers battle wildfires in China's
Updated : 2 years ago IST
China has announced a level-IV emergency response after a forest fire broke out in Yajiang, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Friday, according to the Global Times.
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PoK: Major unattended forest fires continue to create environmental hazard
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The forest fire has been spreading over large areas and remains unattended, turning hundreds of tonnes of priceless olive wood into ash creating smoke.
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