Forest fire inching closer to Joshimath contained in 20 hours
The fire that broke out in the forest of Helang village reached Badrinath Highway before inching ahead towards the town.
The fire that broke out in the forest of Helang village reached Badrinath Highway before inching ahead towards the town.
Expressing serious concern over the forest fire incidents, he directed the forest department to make concerted efforts to address the issue.
Seeing the blaze moving towards the Bhowali based Indian Air Force station area, the IAF began its aerial fire fighting, pouring water streams over the affected areas
Though no loss of life has been reported so far, officials say with the rise in mercury level the blaze is going out of control.
The Indian Army was able to bring the fire under control with the help of security agencies, saving many lives and infrastructure.
Manuwar Khan, forest ranger of Nilagiri said that the wildfire at three places has been controlled while Biswaraj Panda the DFO of Balasore said besides the squads the help of Vana Suraksha Samiti members has been taken.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reviewed the situation and was briefed by additional chief secretary Mona Sharma that the fire is under control. SOP has been issued and DFOs are furnishing daily updates to the district collector.
The CM said that the topography of the state was difficult and construction and maintenance cost of capital assets like roads, health and educational institutions, irrigation and water supply schemes and electrification was very high.
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