Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Holds Emergency Meet As Forest Fires Flare Up; Centre Rushes NDRF Teams, Helicopters

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Dehradun: As the forest fires flare up in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Sunday held an emergency assembly with senior officers of the forest and catastrophe administration departments in addition to all district magistrates to evaluate the state of affairs and talk about methods to successfully management it.

The assembly came about as a minimum of 4 folks and 7 animals died within the hearth that broke out in 62 hectares of forest space within the final 24 hours.

The state authorities has additionally requested the forest division officers to not take any depart and maintain an in depth watch on the state of affairs.

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The Centre additionally rushed two helicopters to Uttarakhand on Sunday to deliver the state of affairs beneath management after the Chief Minister knowledgeable Union Home Minister Amit Shah in regards to the present forest hearth state of affairs within the state.

Shah stated the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) groups might be despatched to the state to “minimise loss of lives and property due to the wildfires”.

“I have spoken to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat to get an update on forest fires in the state. Instructions have been issued to send helicopters and National Disaster Response Force teams to the state to minimise loss of lives and property due to the wildfires,” he tweeted.

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There are 40 energetic hearth spots, based on forest officers, within the forests of Garhwal and Kumaon areas with Nainital, Almora, Tehri and Pauri districts being the worst-hit, PTI reported.





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