Himachal Pradesh Forest Fire

People in lower hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to reel under scorching heat as the mercury rose marginally due to dry weather in the region sparking forest fires near Shimla.

At the Parwanoo fire station in Himachal Pradesh, it has been a tough week for fire fighters. The task of dousing fires raging in the forests is a daunting one and full of risk.

The summer fires in Himachal Pradesh's forests have been brought under control with rains in the lower hills dousing ground fires even as self-help groups comprising villagers have been formed in blaze-prone districts and 700 fire watchers deployed in the pine belt.

Overnight rains in many parts of Uttarakhand has come as a huge relief to the raging forest fires in the state which have destroyed over 3,000 hectares of tree cover. Shimla in Himachal Pradesh also received some rainfall yesterday as the state forest department chief said that all fires had been doused.

With forest fires still raging in Himachal Pradesh, commuters had to face a tough time on National Highway 22 near Kumarhatti in Solan district on Tuesday.

Low level of moisture and heat have led to forest fires in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Union Environment and Forest minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

Voicing concern over the forest fires raging in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal today it was shocked that everybody was taking the issue "so casually" and issued show cause notices to both the states.

The Centre today assured Himachal Pradesh government of all assistance to control the forest fire that engulfed some parts of the state.

Forest fires raging in the Himalayan region crept perilously close to a famous British-era railway track on Tuesday, as panicked residents fought off blazes threatening to engulf their homes.

The forest fires in Uttarakhand, which have devastated acres of green cover in the hills, may have a lasting impact on the Himalayan glaciers and cause them to melt faster, say experts.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said forest fires in his state are "not comparable" with those raging in Uttarakhand and the situation here is "fully under control".

The fires that have been raging through the forests of northern India reached a boarding school in Kasauli, a popular hill town in Himachal Pradesh.

As the hills of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh rage with forest fires, the Union Environment and Forest Ministry is trying out a new "pre-fire alert system" that will allow the authorities to respond faster.

People in lower hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to reel under scorching heat as the mercury rose marginally due to dry weather in the region sparking forest fires near Shimla.

At the Parwanoo fire station in Himachal Pradesh, it has been a tough week for fire fighters. The task of dousing fires raging in the forests is a daunting one and full of risk.

The summer fires in Himachal Pradesh's forests have been brought under control with rains in the lower hills dousing ground fires even as self-help groups comprising villagers have been formed in blaze-prone districts and 700 fire watchers deployed in the pine belt.

Overnight rains in many parts of Uttarakhand has come as a huge relief to the raging forest fires in the state which have destroyed over 3,000 hectares of tree cover. Shimla in Himachal Pradesh also received some rainfall yesterday as the state forest department chief said that all fires had been doused.

With forest fires still raging in Himachal Pradesh, commuters had to face a tough time on National Highway 22 near Kumarhatti in Solan district on Tuesday.

Low level of moisture and heat have led to forest fires in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Union Environment and Forest minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

Voicing concern over the forest fires raging in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal today it was shocked that everybody was taking the issue "so casually" and issued show cause notices to both the states.

The Centre today assured Himachal Pradesh government of all assistance to control the forest fire that engulfed some parts of the state.

Forest fires raging in the Himalayan region crept perilously close to a famous British-era railway track on Tuesday, as panicked residents fought off blazes threatening to engulf their homes.

The forest fires in Uttarakhand, which have devastated acres of green cover in the hills, may have a lasting impact on the Himalayan glaciers and cause them to melt faster, say experts.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said forest fires in his state are "not comparable" with those raging in Uttarakhand and the situation here is "fully under control".

The fires that have been raging through the forests of northern India reached a boarding school in Kasauli, a popular hill town in Himachal Pradesh.

As the hills of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh rage with forest fires, the Union Environment and Forest Ministry is trying out a new "pre-fire alert system" that will allow the authorities to respond faster.