Forest fires in Uttarakhand have destroyed thousands of acres of green in the hill state.
Blazing Fire Engulfs Forests In Uttarakhand Forest fires in Uttarakhand have destroyed thousands of acres of green in the hill state. Apr 30, 2016 12:37 pm IST Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email As Uttarakhand burns, fire fighters and people across the state are looking towards the skies for some sort of divine intervention. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Union minister Prakash Javadekar today said over the last one month, around 1,200 fires have broken out in Uttarakhand alone. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Satellites pictures, released by ISRO at 2 pm today, of raging forest fires in Uttarakhand show locations that have active fires. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Active forest fires in Uttarakhand have grown in the last 24 hours. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The entire northern hill region has active fire locations that have been captured through satellite images. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email As Uttarakhand forest fires continue to rage, Indian Air Force's MI-17 helicopters are now being used to spray water on affected areas. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Helicopters at Pauri and Bhawali helipads have been positioned to carry water to forests destroyed by fires. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Indian Air Force's MI-17 lifts water from Bhimtal lake in Nainital district. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email MI-17 helicopters will drop water in affected areas to douse flames. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email In Garhwal's Srinagar, IAF's 11-member team begins fire fighting operations to put out Uttarakhand forest fires today. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Three NDRF teams and one SDRF company have been sent to fight forest fires and conduct rescue operations in Uttarakhand. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests said the scale of forest fires in Uttarakhand this time has been bigger due to little or no rain. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Since early February, 922 incidents of forest fire in the state have been reported. Seven people have died in these fires. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Pauri, Tehri and Nainital are the worst hit by these fires. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The governor has doubled the number of personnel deployed from 3,000 to 6,000 to control the fire. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Forest fires normally begin by February 15 but this time they began on February 2.
