Uttarkhand Forest Fires

There was concern in the Lok Sabha over the vast forest fires in Uttarkhand and the huge damage caused to the flora and fauna in the disaster which has been spreading for the past one week.

Raging forest fires, with majority of them in Uttarakhand, entered the 88th day today. The fires in the state have destroyed nearly 3,000 acres of forest cover and killed six people, and have prompted the Centre to send in three companies of the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF to put out the flames and conduct rescue operations.

There was concern in the Lok Sabha over the vast forest fires in Uttarkhand and the huge damage caused to the flora and fauna in the disaster which has been spreading for the past one week.

Raging forest fires, with majority of them in Uttarakhand, entered the 88th day today. The fires in the state have destroyed nearly 3,000 acres of forest cover and killed six people, and have prompted the Centre to send in three companies of the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF to put out the flames and conduct rescue operations.