A massive fire that broke out in the Kamraj forest division of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir has been brought under control, said Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department.
In an effort to restore greenery to the forests of Udhampur, the Forest Division has prepared a plan to plant 1.1 lakh saplings of various species. These saplings have been nurtured in the nurseries of the Udhampur Forest Division.
In line with the instructions of the Chief Minister, Additional Chief Forest Conservator, Forest Fire and Disaster Management has directed the Regional Divisional Forest Officer, Almora, Champawat, Garhwal, Bageshwar, Mussoorie, Lansdowne, Nainital, Civil Almora, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Tons, Pit
Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Bhupender Yadav chaired a review meeting at Forest Survey of India, Dehradun today, to review the management and mitigation of forest fires across the country.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami earlier said that disciplinary action has been taken against the negligent officers in the incident of forest workers getting injured due to forest fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday directed the officials to make an action plan to provide drinking water to the public with ease and to revive the rapidly drying water sources and to ensure adequate power supply.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday held a meeting with the officials regarding drinking water, electricity supply and forest fire in Nainital.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that disciplinary action has been taken against the negligent officers in the incident of forest workers getting injured due to forest fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary.
The four workers who sustained burn injuries in the forest fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary will be airlifted from the Sushila Tiwari Base Hospital in Haldwani, where they are undergoing treatment.