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Uttarakhand Forest Fire: Air Force helicopters aid in firefighting efforts
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
As forest fires continue to rage parts of Uttarakhand, the Air Force helicopters are now carrying water from the Alaknanda River and sprinkling it in the Doob Srikot forests in different parts of the Pauri Garhwal district.
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State Chief Secretary Radha Raturi announces series of measures aimed at c
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"We are also bringing in a new project - IIT Kanpur has done an experiment of cloud seeding. We are now trying to have rainfall through cloud seeding in Uttarakhand too so that forest fires come under control. We have spoken with the CM; he has agreed for a pilot project from Pauri," Raturi
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Uttarakhand forest fires: CM Dhami steps up vigil in state to combat blaze
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday instructed the Chief Secretary over the phone to immediately issue instructions to the District Magistrates to continuously monitor forest fires every day for a week.
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Uttarakhand: 3 people from Bihar arrested in Chamoli for promoting forest
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to the police, a video came to light after it went viral on social media platforms wherein the three youths were promoting forest fires.
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"Prevention of forest fires our top priority; cases registered and 3 arres
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Director General of Police (DGP), Uttarakhand, Abhinav Kumar, said on Saturday that cases have been registered in nine districts and three people have been arrested in connection to the forest fire situation in the state.
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami holds review meeting to combat forest fires
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid a surge in forest fire incidents in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami convened a review meeting at Uttarakhand Sadan, New Delhi, on Saturday.
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"Forest fires cannot be controlled without increasing humidity," Congress
Updated : 1 year, 10 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: CM Dhami conducts high-level review meeting to combat forest
Updated : 1 year, 10 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, 10 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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IAF's 'Bambi Bucket Operation' douse forest fires in Nilgiris
Updated : 1 year, 12 months 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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PoK: Major unattended forest fires continue to create environmental hazard
Updated : 2 years 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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Depreciating natural resources, severe water shortage continue in PoK
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Depleting water reserves and forest fires are common issues that concern the local people in the region. However, the authorities have still not taken any action regarding the matter.
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