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 IST
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As Uttarakhand burns, fire fighters and people across the state are looking towards the skies for some sort of divine intervention. -
Union minister Prakash Javadekar today said over the last one month, around 1,200 fires have broken out in Uttarakhand alone. -
Satellites pictures, released by ISRO at 2 pm today, of raging forest fires in Uttarakhand show locations that have active fires. -
Active forest fires in Uttarakhand have grown in the last 24 hours. -
The entire northern hill region has active fire locations that have been captured through satellite images. -
As Uttarakhand forest fires continue to rage, Indian Air Force's MI-17 helicopters are now being used to spray water on affected areas. -
Helicopters at Pauri and Bhawali helipads have been positioned to carry water to forests destroyed by fires. -
Indian Air Force's MI-17 lifts water from Bhimtal lake in Nainital district. -
MI-17 helicopters will drop water in affected areas to douse flames. -
In Garhwal's Srinagar, IAF's 11-member team begins fire fighting operations to put out Uttarakhand forest fires today. -
Three NDRF teams and one SDRF company have been sent to fight forest fires and conduct rescue operations in Uttarakhand. -
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. -
Since early February, 922 incidents of forest fire in the state have been reported. Seven people have died in these fires. -
Pauri, Tehri and Nainital are the worst hit by these fires. -
The governor has doubled the number of personnel deployed from 3,000 to 6,000 to control the fire. -
Forest fires normally begin by February 15 but this time they began on February 2.
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