Forest fire in Ranchi and surroundings poses threat to wild animals, environment
3 years, 9 months ago

Forest fire in Ranchi and surroundings poses threat to wild animals, environment

Hindustan Times  

Raging ground fire in forests of Ranchi and its surrounding is posing a threat to local wildlife and environment. Ranchi based environmentalist Nitish Priyadarshi, who visited the Jonha and Sitafall area on Saturday, said, “The birds are badly affected by the fire, as their shelters have turned hot. Regional chief conservator of forests, Ranchi, AT Mishra said, “This is actually ground fire and not forest fire and is much under control. We have activated the village committees, who are actively dousing the fires, when reported.” Mishra said, “There are several reasons for spreading ground fire. Besides the mahua pickers, rural people or tourists throw burning cigarette or 'bidi' buds on the ground, which also causes ground fire in forests some time.

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How can Himachal Pradesh fight against forest fires? | Explained
6 months ago

How can Himachal Pradesh fight against forest fires? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Himachal Pradesh is witnessing widespread forest fires across the region. According to the Himachal Pradesh Forest department, there have been a total of 1,684 forest fires since April 15. The primary causes of these forest fires are faulty forestry practices, and treating forests from a utilitarian perspective, excluding people’s participation. What the Himalayan States now need …

Jammu’s green gold ravaged, wildlife tormented as fires rage
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu’s green gold ravaged, wildlife tormented as fires rage

Hindustan Times  

Amid unprecedented heatwave conditions this summer, over 1,000 fire incidents have occurred in the past month across the Jammu region, ravaging the forest ecosystem, fire and emergency services officials said. The deputy director of the Jammu and Kashmir fire and emergency services department, RK Raina said, “Over 1,000 fire incidents have taken place in the past over a month across …

Uttarakhand wildfires flare up again after brief lull
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttarakhand wildfires flare up again after brief lull

The Hindu  

Forest fires have flared up again in various parts of Uttarakhand, with two major fire incidents in the Gauhari range of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve and the trek route to Nilkanth Mahadev temple in Rishikesh. The blaze that broke out in Gauhari range of the reserve on Thursday evening affected around 1.5 hectares of forest cover, Rajaji Reserve Director Saket …

Relying on rain in Uttarakhand
7 months, 1 week ago

Relying on rain in Uttarakhand

The Hindu  

It is like a national duty. “We haven’t had rainfall so far this year, so we are seeing continuous forest fires.” As in other states, most forest fires in Uttarakhand are anthropogenic or caused by human activity, he says. Anirudha says they have engaged close to 200 forest fire watchers, with a team of around 500 people to tackle forest …

Uttarakhand forest fire: Three people from Bihar arrested in Chamoli for promoting blaze
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttarakhand forest fire: Three people from Bihar arrested in Chamoli for promoting blaze

India TV News  

Uttarakhand forest fire: The Uttarakhand Police on Saturday arrested three people from Bihar for allegedly promoting forest fires in the state, officials said. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami reviews forest fire incident Earlier this week, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami stressed the need for advance preparations to deal with forest fire incidents in the state, noting that the responsibilities of …

Uttarakhand police arrest three people from Bihar for promoting forest fires
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttarakhand police arrest three people from Bihar for promoting forest fires

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand Police on Saturday arrested three people from Bihar for allegedly promoting forest fires in the state, officials said. According to the police, a video came to light after it went viral on social media platforms wherein the three youths were promoting forest fires. Earlier in the day, Uttarakhand Director General of Police, Uttarakhand, Abhinav Kumar that several cases …

U’khand Forest Force chief asks officials to address fire alerts on priority
7 months, 2 weeks ago

U’khand Forest Force chief asks officials to address fire alerts on priority

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun, With forest fires still raging in Uttarakhand, newly appointed Head of Forest Force Dhananjai Mohan on Saturday asked officials of the department to address all fire alerts on priority and reduce the response time. HT Image Uttarakhand reported 18 forest fire incidents on Saturday in which 21.86 hectares of forest land were gutted. Visibility around the airport and its …

Uttarakhand: Mosar Alam, Nazifar Alam, Nurul, Salim and Feroz Alam arrested for setting forests on fire
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttarakhand: Mosar Alam, Nazifar Alam, Nurul, Salim and Feroz Alam arrested for setting forests on fire

Op India  

The Northern state of Uttarakhand has been grappling with forest fires for the past two weeks, destroying over 1000 acres of forest area. Amid this, a video of a man surfaced on social media wherein he was seen boasting about setting fire to forests. Migrants from Bihar burn forest in Uttarakhand and say "We will burn down entire forest, dont …

Forest fire resurfaces in Goa, brought under control
1 year, 8 months ago

Forest fire resurfaces in Goa, brought under control

The Hindu  

A fire erupted on a hill in the South Goa district, a month after fires destroyed forests at multiple locations in the coastal State including the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, a senior official said on April 10. The fire was witnessed on Sunday night at Korpa Dongor, a hill near Canacona town in South Goa, the forest department official said, adding …

Forest Fires Run Wild in Himachal Pradesh with Summer Coming Early amid A Lengthy Dry Spell
2 years, 7 months ago

Forest Fires Run Wild in Himachal Pradesh with Summer Coming Early amid A Lengthy Dry Spell

News 18  

With the mercury shooting up and a prolonged dry spell, Himachal Pradesh is witnessing an alarming increase in the number of forest fires, causing losses worth crores of rupees. The forest fires have so far affected an area of 4,000 hectares and the forest department has pegged the damage at over a crore rupees. Even though the forest department has …

Jharkhand: Wildfire raging across core area of Palamu Tiger Reserve
2 years, 8 months ago

Jharkhand: Wildfire raging across core area of Palamu Tiger Reserve

India Today  

Devastating wildfire has gripped forests of the core area of Palamu Tiger Reserve in Latehar, Jharkhand and efforts are on to douse the fire. A host of factors has led to the fire in the areas including Baresandh, Garu East, Garu West and Mahuadand forest areas since March. Other reasons include clearing of paths in the forest by burning dry …

Fire in Jahajwala Forest Area of Sariska Under Control: Authorities
2 years, 8 months ago

Fire in Jahajwala Forest Area of Sariska Under Control: Authorities

News 18  

The fire that broke out at the Jahajwala forest area of Sariska Tiger Reserve has been brought under control, an official statement said Monday. The Forest Department on Monday stated that on Sunday information on the fire in the Jahajwala forest area was received at around 12.30 PM. The aerial distance between Baleta and Jahajwala forest area is around six …

Mizoram: Massive forest fire damages homes and crops across several districts; IAF called in to control blaze
3 years, 7 months ago

Mizoram: Massive forest fire damages homes and crops across several districts; IAF called in to control blaze

Firstpost  

At least four districts — Lunglei, Serchhip, Lawngtlai and Hnahthial — have been affected by the forest blaze and firemen have been deployed at several sites Massive forest fires have broken out in several parts of Mizoram damaging vast tracts of land and vegetation, forcing Chief Minister Zoramthanga to seek central help, an official of the state disaster management and …

Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve wildfire brought under control after two days; no loss of animals or birds reported, says official
3 years, 8 months ago

Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve wildfire brought under control after two days; no loss of animals or birds reported, says official

Firstpost  

Bhopal/Umaria: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday reviewed the wildfire situation at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in the state’s Umaria district. The chief minister reviewed the situation and instructed the authorities to take necessary action in case of casualties of wild animals in the blaze, an official from the state public relations department said. “No wild animals or …

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