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Rain Causes Havoc In Parts Of Uttarakhand, But Also Douses Forest Fires
- Wednesday May 8, 2024
- India News | Reported by Kishor Rawat
This year's first major spell of rain has led water entering houses in some parts of Uttarakhand. A silver lining to the tragedy, however, is that fires raging in forests were doused in some of the places where the rainfall occurred.
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Air Force Chopper Joins Effort To Douse Forest Fires In Uttarakhand
- Monday May 6, 2024
- India News | NDTV Newsdesk
An Indian Air Force helicopter was pressed into service to extinguish the raging forest fires in villages of Srikot in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand on Monday.
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Woman, 65, Dies In Uttarakhand's Raging Forest Fire
- Monday May 6, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 65-year-old woman on Sunday died in AIIMS Rishikesh where she was admitted after getting burn injuries while trying to douse a forest fire that had reached her farm in a village in Pauri tehsil, officials said.
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3 Labourers Killed In Forest Fire In Uttarakhand's Almora
- Friday May 3, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three labourers at a pine resin factory in Almora died of burn injuries they sustained while dousing a forest fire that had reached close to their factory, an official said on Friday.
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Air Force Chopper Called In To Douse Forest Fires In Uttarakhand
- Saturday April 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
An IAF helicopter was pressed into service to extinguish the raging forest fires in Uttarakhand's Nainital district on Saturday, a day after the flames reached the High Court Colony in the Pines area.
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Indian Air Force Battles Uttarakhand Forest Blaze, 75 New Fires Reported
- Tuesday April 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters doused forest fires at three places in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, even as more broke out at 75 new spots, destroying 105.85 hectares of green cover in the state, officials said.
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In Uttarakhand, Rain Brings Much-Needed Respite And Hopes Of Business
- Friday May 6, 2016
- India News | Written by Tania Saili Bakshi
Forest fires which ravaged close to 3700 hectares of land in Uttarakhand for the past three months have completely been doused, aided by widespread rain in the hill state over the last two days.
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2 More Die In Forest Fire In Uttarakhand, Rains Brings Some Relief
- Thursday May 5, 2016
- India News | Written by Tania Saili Bakshi (with inputs from PTI)
As overnight rains in parts of Uttarakhand doused forest fires on Wednesday, two more persons died in fire-related incidents, taking the number of deaths to six.
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8 Men, 8 Hours: That's What It Took To Douse Fire On 1 Hill Of Uttarakhand
- Wednesday May 4, 2016
- India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra
It is a 3-hour trek to the hill where fresh fire has broken out. The eight member team from National Disaster Response Force and 2 forest officials - who have been working through four days and nights -- set off. Chanting Jai Mata Di, they give each other the courage to keep going.
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30 Km From Uttarakhand's Bhimtal, How A New Fire Spread Within Minutes
- Wednesday May 4, 2016
- India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra
More than three months after it started, the forest fire continues to burn in Uttarakhand. But while the authorities claimed 90% of fire has been doused, the NDTV team encountered an active fire that started up approximately 30 km from Bhimtal.
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Uttarakhand Forest Fires To Be Doused In 2 Days: Prakash Javadekar
- Tuesday May 3, 2016
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said it would take two days to completely douse the massive forest fires in Uttarakhand.
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70 Per Cent Of Uttarakhand Forest Fires Put Out: 10 Developments
- Monday May 2, 2016
- India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh
Latest satellite images show that of the 427 forest fires in Uttarakhand, 70 per cent have been doused, the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF has said. The Army, the Air Force, three teams of the NDRF and 6,000 firefighters have been working round the clock to save the forest covers in the state.
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Indian Air Force Chopper Sprinkles Water To Douse Uttarakhand Forest Fires
- Sunday May 1, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
An IAF Mi 17 chopper today flew several sorties in Nainital district sprinkling water lifted from a lake to douse the raging forest fires that have destroyed vast swathes of forested land across Uttarakhand.
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Visibility Poor, Choppers Out To Douse Uttarakhand Forest Fires Return
- Sunday May 1, 2016
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Indian Air Force's MI-17 helicopters that were being used to douse raging forest fires in Uttarakhands Bhimtal and Pauri have had to return to base due to thick smoke and near zero visibility. The raging fires destroyed nearly 3,000 acres of forest cover and claimed seven lives.
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Uttarakhand Forest Fires: 6,000 People Engaged In Controlling Blaze
- Friday April 29, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Taking a serious note of the raging forest fires in different parts of the state, Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul has decided to double the number of personnel engaged to douse the flames from 3000 to 6000.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rain Causes Havoc In Parts Of Uttarakhand, But Also Douses Forest Fires
- Wednesday May 8, 2024
- India News | Reported by Kishor Rawat
This year's first major spell of rain has led water entering houses in some parts of Uttarakhand. A silver lining to the tragedy, however, is that fires raging in forests were doused in some of the places where the rainfall occurred.
- www.ndtv.com
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Air Force Chopper Joins Effort To Douse Forest Fires In Uttarakhand
- Monday May 6, 2024
- India News | NDTV Newsdesk
An Indian Air Force helicopter was pressed into service to extinguish the raging forest fires in villages of Srikot in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Woman, 65, Dies In Uttarakhand's Raging Forest Fire
- Monday May 6, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 65-year-old woman on Sunday died in AIIMS Rishikesh where she was admitted after getting burn injuries while trying to douse a forest fire that had reached her farm in a village in Pauri tehsil, officials said.
- www.ndtv.com
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3 Labourers Killed In Forest Fire In Uttarakhand's Almora
- Friday May 3, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three labourers at a pine resin factory in Almora died of burn injuries they sustained while dousing a forest fire that had reached close to their factory, an official said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Air Force Chopper Called In To Douse Forest Fires In Uttarakhand
- Saturday April 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
An IAF helicopter was pressed into service to extinguish the raging forest fires in Uttarakhand's Nainital district on Saturday, a day after the flames reached the High Court Colony in the Pines area.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian Air Force Battles Uttarakhand Forest Blaze, 75 New Fires Reported
- Tuesday April 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters doused forest fires at three places in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, even as more broke out at 75 new spots, destroying 105.85 hectares of green cover in the state, officials said.
- www.ndtv.com
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In Uttarakhand, Rain Brings Much-Needed Respite And Hopes Of Business
- Friday May 6, 2016
- India News | Written by Tania Saili Bakshi
Forest fires which ravaged close to 3700 hectares of land in Uttarakhand for the past three months have completely been doused, aided by widespread rain in the hill state over the last two days.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 More Die In Forest Fire In Uttarakhand, Rains Brings Some Relief
- Thursday May 5, 2016
- India News | Written by Tania Saili Bakshi (with inputs from PTI)
As overnight rains in parts of Uttarakhand doused forest fires on Wednesday, two more persons died in fire-related incidents, taking the number of deaths to six.
- www.ndtv.com
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8 Men, 8 Hours: That's What It Took To Douse Fire On 1 Hill Of Uttarakhand
- Wednesday May 4, 2016
- India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra
It is a 3-hour trek to the hill where fresh fire has broken out. The eight member team from National Disaster Response Force and 2 forest officials - who have been working through four days and nights -- set off. Chanting Jai Mata Di, they give each other the courage to keep going.
- www.ndtv.com
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30 Km From Uttarakhand's Bhimtal, How A New Fire Spread Within Minutes
- Wednesday May 4, 2016
- India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra
More than three months after it started, the forest fire continues to burn in Uttarakhand. But while the authorities claimed 90% of fire has been doused, the NDTV team encountered an active fire that started up approximately 30 km from Bhimtal.
- www.ndtv.com
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Uttarakhand Forest Fires To Be Doused In 2 Days: Prakash Javadekar
- Tuesday May 3, 2016
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said it would take two days to completely douse the massive forest fires in Uttarakhand.
- www.ndtv.com
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70 Per Cent Of Uttarakhand Forest Fires Put Out: 10 Developments
- Monday May 2, 2016
- India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh
Latest satellite images show that of the 427 forest fires in Uttarakhand, 70 per cent have been doused, the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF has said. The Army, the Air Force, three teams of the NDRF and 6,000 firefighters have been working round the clock to save the forest covers in the state.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian Air Force Chopper Sprinkles Water To Douse Uttarakhand Forest Fires
- Sunday May 1, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
An IAF Mi 17 chopper today flew several sorties in Nainital district sprinkling water lifted from a lake to douse the raging forest fires that have destroyed vast swathes of forested land across Uttarakhand.
- www.ndtv.com
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Visibility Poor, Choppers Out To Douse Uttarakhand Forest Fires Return
- Sunday May 1, 2016
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Indian Air Force's MI-17 helicopters that were being used to douse raging forest fires in Uttarakhands Bhimtal and Pauri have had to return to base due to thick smoke and near zero visibility. The raging fires destroyed nearly 3,000 acres of forest cover and claimed seven lives.
- www.ndtv.com
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Uttarakhand Forest Fires: 6,000 People Engaged In Controlling Blaze
- Friday April 29, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Taking a serious note of the raging forest fires in different parts of the state, Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul has decided to double the number of personnel engaged to douse the flames from 3000 to 6000.
- www.ndtv.com