Uttarakhand: The chief minister will meet at Haldwani as an IAF helicopter uses water from Bhimtal Lake to put out forest fires

Uttarakhand: The chief minister will meet at Haldwani as an IAF helicopter uses water from Bhimtal Lake to put out forest fires

There have been 575 recorded forest fire occurrences in Uttarakhand since November 1st of last year.

On Saturday, an IAF helicopter brought water from Bhimtal Lake to put out forest fires in Uttarakhand.

A video that the news agency ANI posted showed an Indian Air Force Mi-17 chopper retrieving water from Bhimtal when a fire was consuming many hectares of woodland in the Uttarakhand area.

In order to contain the fire in Nainital and the surrounding areas, the Uttarakhand administration has enlisted the help of the Indian Army and IAF.

"Fire is reported in Nainital in many places, including extremely near to the Air Force Station in the district," Nainital Municipal Corporation Executive Officer Rahul Anand said as an IAF helicopter doused the forest flames. Maintaining the Air Force Station's safety was the primary reason for dispatching helicopters to put out the fire. Right now, the issue is under control. The endeavor is ongoing."

Because of the fire, the district government has banned boating in Naini Lake.

Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, has recognized the gravity of the situation and announced that he would meet with the relevant parties on Saturday in Haldwani.

"We have a threat from the forest fires. This fire is rather large. We are striving to provide every basic demand. We have requested assistance from the Army. Today, I'm holding a meeting at Haldwani. We've had a meeting on this in Dehradun as well. As soon as we can, we'll attempt to put out the fire," Dhami said.

The forest fires that started yesterday became increasingly intense, encroaching near the High Court Colony in Nainital.

The Forest Department's daily report for this area states that in the last 24 hours, there have been 26 forest fire events in the state's Kumaon region, while five incidents have happened in the Garhwal region, affecting 33.34 hectares of forest land.

According to Chandrashekhar Joshi, the divisional forest officer for Nainital, "We have deployed 40 Manora The range personnel as well as two forest rangers to extinguish the fire."

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As of November 1st, 2018, the state has recorded 575 instances of forest fires, resulting in the loss of 689.89 hectares of forest land and incurring costs over ₹14 lakh for the state.

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In the meanwhile, three individuals were detained and imprisoned for allegedly lighting forest fires in two distinct Jakholi and Rudraprayag locations.