At least eight Naxalites have been killed in an encounter that broke out between Naxalites and security forces in the forests of Abujhmad in the Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district.
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.
Displaying a sensible approach towards the environment, 'Young India Group' in Chhattisgarh's capital, Raipur, have developed a mini-forest through the Japanese 'Miyawaki' method so that it could support the city as lungs.
While Chief Minister Naidu has kept Law and Order, his Deputy Pawan Kalyan has been alloted Panchayati Raj, Environment, Forest and Science and Technology.
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.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Thursday that the Forest Department has agreed to hand over 500 acres of land, which is crucial to the progress of the Yettinahole drinking water project.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed officials to immediately control the forest fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary with the help of the Air Force by spraying water on the affected forest area using helicopters and other necessary resources.
As a devastating fire has been raging in Jammu and Kashmir's Kaldi forest area for the past four days, Ghordi Block Development Council Chairperson Arti Sharma on Wednesday requested the administration to send fire brigades to douse this fire.
Four firefighters lost their lives and four others sustained serious injuries while battling a fierce blaze in the Binsar forest, Almora district of Uttarakhand, said forest officials.
According to a report from the Kabul-based online news agency Khaama Press, the rental rates are set at Rs 7 lakh per month for 20 buildings from the Communication and Works Department and Rs 1.35 lakh monthly for 17 properties spanning 450 acres from the Forest Department.