ALSO READ | In first deaths in Uttarakhand forest fires ... were trapped in the forest fire in the van (forest) panchayat area. Three of them died. One died on the spot, another died during ...

From November 1 last year till now, a total of 575 incidents of forest fire have been reported in Uttarakhand, affecting 689.89 hectares of forest area.

Based on susceptibility to fire, the FSI has declared 2,021 sq km of forest area in Uttarakhand under “very high risk” zone followed by 192 sq km in Himachal Pradesh and 62 sq km in Jammu and ...

Thick smoke from an intense forest fire engulfed Srinagar in Uttarakhand 's Pauri Garhwal district, causing significant delays in aerial firefighting operations by the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The forest department will set up seven new pine needle briquette units in Uttarakhand before the start of the next forest fire season, a forest official said on Thursday. Briquettes, a type of bricks ...

Forest fires in Western Himalaya region increased manifold during the wildfire season (November to June) this year, compared ...

Based on susceptibility to fire, the FSI has declared 2,021 sq km of forest area in Uttarakhand under “very high risk” zone followed by 192 sq km in Himachal Pradesh and 62 sq km in Jammu and ...