Uttarakhand Minister Harak Rawat Uses a Bush to Douse Forest Fire, Video Goes Viral
3 years, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand Minister Harak Rawat Uses a Bush to Douse Forest Fire, Video Goes Viral

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Uttarakhand has witnessed at least 45 forest fires in the last 24 hours alone. An emergency meeting was called by Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat with the state officials to assess the situation and make arrangements to assure help in relief work. In the clip, Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat is seen trying to put out the forest fire in Pauri district on Monday using a bush. Uttarakhand forest minister @drhsrawatuk with his staff members dousing forest fire in Pauri district Monday evening @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/w1YYOEkkS0— Lalmani Verma April 6, 2021 Hours after being filmed dousing forest fire with a bush and subsequently trolled over the social media for his act, Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat justified his move by saying that he wanted to inspire others. Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat last week instructed top forest officials to make arrangements for the helicopters to douse the wildfires.

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