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Apr 30, 2024 · Nearly a hundred hectares of forest have been gutted in fires attributed to increased dryness due to prevailing heatwave conditions in Uttarakhand. The fires are so big that some can be seen from space.
May 6, 2024 · Five people have died in the raging Uttarakhand forest fires so far, with the latest being a 65-year-old woman who succumbed to burn injuries. Over 1,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed in the state in 910 fire incidents since November last year.
Apr 27, 2024 · From November 1, 2023 till now, 575 incidents of forest fire, affecting 689.89 hectares of forest area and costing the State exchequer more than Rs. 14 lakh, have been reported in Uttarakhand.
Apr 28, 2024 · Amid forest fires in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district, the Indian Air Force was engaged in firefighting operations on Sunday (April 28), the second day the fires continued raging. According to PTI, which quoted forest officials, the Nainital, Haldwani and Ramnagar forest divisions were worst affected.
May 8, 2024 · The fire, in the upper reaches of a hill in the Dhumakot area of Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district, is among the latest of 998 incidents of forest fires recorded by the state’s forest department since November 2023 – 68 of those between May 6 and 7 alone.
Five people have lost their lives in the Uttarakhand forest fires, while 1,300 hectares have been affected, said head of forest force (HoFF) Dhananjay Mohan. He also confirmed that the fire...
May 18, 2024 · Five people were killed in May in forest fires that have been raging in Uttarakhand since last November. The forest department attributes the fires to out-migration, high-tension wires, and...
Aug 5, 2024 · Uttarakhand experienced widespread forest fires, with 11,256 incidents reported across 11 of its 13 districts from November 2023 to June 2024. Forest fire guards complain about outstanding payments and allege that they are not provided with adequate equipment to fight fires.
Jun 28, 2024 · At least 1,313 large fires have ravaged the hills of Uttarakhand since November – among the highest count in the country. Officials estimate the fires have already damaged nearly 1,100 hectares...
May 7, 2024 · Four people were arrested for allegedly setting fire to the Gangolihat range forest in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. The accused were identified as Piyush Singh, Ayush Singh, Rahul...
