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Fire on the Mountain

May 14, 2016 11:43 pm

Forest fires are a common occurrence in the hills of Uttarakhand, but this year, the magnitude has been much higher. The story of a village in Tehri Garhwal and the resistance of its women shows why the local community needs to be the first line of defence.

In Himachal, blaze ‘under control’

May 04, 2016 6:00 am

Singh said there were queries from the National Disaster Management Authority if the state needs any force to help in the tackling of the forest fires, but the forest department did not deem it necessary.

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Shocking to see everyone taking forest fires so casually: NGT

May 04, 2016 6:16 am

Responding to the query, the ministry’s counsel said that entire team of officials concerned was working on the issues and IAF helicopters have also been deployed in the ongoing firefighting operations.

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60% doused in Uttarkhand fire

May 04, 2016 5:58 am

“There are 7 or 8 major fires in Garhwal now, of which a little over half are fresh fires,” said Sanjay Gunjyal, IG, Garhwal. There was more relief with rain being reported from Uttarkashi and some parts of Garhwal.

Uttarakhand fire: Affected areas down by over 70 per cent, says NDRF

May 02, 2016 9:09 am

The NDRF teams have spread out in 13 affected areas of three districts of Pauri Garhwal, Almora and Chamoli with fire fighting equipment to tackle the massive blaze.