Uttarakhand's Chief Conservator of Forest with an additional charge of Head of Forest Force (HoFF) Dhananjay Mohan said that the situation of Uttarakhand forest fires was under control. He confirmed that five people have lost their lives to raging forest fires and 1300 hectares of forest are
"This is a big challenge for us and we are working on all the possibilities to bring this fire under control whether it is taking help from the Indian Army. We will take strict action against those involved in the fire incident. We are taking help from the Army and will keep doing that," Dha
"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
"The fire broke out in the ground of the under-construction building of the Central Secretariat, where an iron container and wood and some chemical items were kept. At present, the fire has been brought under control," said DFS officials.
Upon receiving the information, fire tenders rushed to the spot and started to douse the fire. After two hours of the operation, the fire brigade was able to bring the fire under control. No one was injured in the incident.
During the conference, Lieutenant General PC Nair emphasized that the Force should focus on maintaining the integrity of the Indo-Myanmar Border. He complimented the troops of the Force for their professional unbiased conduct in keeping the situation in Manipur under control.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose assured that things were coming under control after four people were killed in a devastating storm that struck Jalpaiguri on Sunday.
"...The guard who was on guard duty here this evening said that 2-3 boys had come here and set fire. The guard tried following them...The fire has been brought under controll," Deputy Director, Noida Authority, Anand Mohan Singh said.
The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is peaceful, terrorism has been brought under control after the abrogation of article 370, said a local as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a public rally in Srinagar during his visit to the valley today.
A clash erupted between two groups after stones were allegedly pelted at a procession en route to immerse the Goddess Saraswati statue in Bhagalpur's Lodipur on Friday, officials said.