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4 Girls Killed In Fire After Gas Cylinder Explodes In Uttarakhand Building
The fire broke out in a three-four-storey building made largely of wood in which two families lived together. The families' adult members escaped to safety but the girls were left behind.
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Uttarakhand Forest Fire Pictures False: Trivendra Singh Rawat
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Wednesday said old pictures of forest fires in Chile and China are being circulated on social media to claim that state forests are in flames.
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Forest Fires Back In Uttarakhand As Heat Wave Intesifies
Forest fires are once again raging in the hills of Uttarakhand, which is reeling under a heat wave, and have destroyed nearly 180 hectares of green cover in the Uttarkashi district.
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360-Degree View Inside An Uttarakhand Forest, Smoke Still Seen
Much-needed rain has helped in removing the last of the fires that ravaged thousands of acres of forests in Uttarakhand. But smoke can still be seen smouldering among the once-majestic and now-charred trees.
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Dia Mirza On The Uttarakhand Fires And How We Fail Our Forests
As I watched the forest in flames, I had tears streaming down my face, because all I could see were those very forests I had walked through and driven by for the weeks I had spent in Uttarakhand, absorbing and understanding in depth the beauty and challenges of the region not so long ago.
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To Prevent Repeat Of Uttarakhand Fires, Focus On Women. 10 Suggestions.
It is important to get mountain communities to play an active role as custodians of forest resources, like their ancestors
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Maharashtra Seeks Proposal To Buy Technology To Tackle Forest Fires
In view of raging fires in Uttarakhand's forests and recent blaze in Tadoba Andhari tiger reserve in Chandrapur district, state Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Monday sought proposals from officials on purchasing technology to tackle the infernos.
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As Firefighters Gain Control In Uttarakhand, Police File 46 Cases, Arrest 3
As the forests of Uttarakhand continue to burn, 3 persons were arrested and 46 cases were filed under the Forest Act today. Of the 3 men arrested, one was from Pithoragarh and two from Nainital. Search is on for six others. A constable of the state's Forest Guards, meanwhile, died during firefighting operations in Chamoli district after a rock fell...
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Uttarakhand Forest Fires: Centre Says Situation Under Control
The Centre today said the situation in Uttarakhand, where wild fires have engulfed large swathes of forested land, is under control now.
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Uttarakhand Fires Should Not Have Surprised Us. Big F All Around.
The real tragedy is that next year this time, we will be talking about fires and lamenting how unprepared we were.
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70 Per Cent Of Uttarakhand Forest Fires Put Out: 10 Developments
Latest satellite images show that of the 427 forest fires in Uttarakhand, 70 per cent have been doused, the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF has said. The Army, the Air Force, three teams of the NDRF and 6,000 firefighters have been working round the clock to save the forest covers in the state.
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To Stop The Next Forest Fire, Satellite Alerts Begin, Air Tankers On Radar
As the hills of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh rage with forest fires, the Union Environment and Forest Ministry is trying out a new "pre-fire alert system" that will allow the authorities to respond faster.
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In Thick Smoke From Scattered Forest Fires, Uttarakhand Hopes For Early Rains
The forest reserves in Uttarakhand have burning for days and the situation has only gotten worse. Nearly 3,000 acres of forest land has burnt over the last 3 months. As many as 6,000 people are at work to get it under control but the scale of the fires has escalated exponentially in the last 24 hours.
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Thick Smoke From Raging Forest Fires In Uttarakhand
The forest reserves in Uttarakhand have burning for days and the situation has only gotten worse. Nearly 3,000 acres of forest land has burnt over the last 3 months. As many as 6,000 people are at work to get it under control but the scale of the fires has escalated exponentially in the last 24 hours.
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Fire Began As They Ate Dinner: Uttarakhand Man Recalls Night He Lost Home
The fire came down from the hill, raging, uncontrollable, spreading over the ground littered with dry leaves and pine cones. The animals started running helter-skelter, houses turned into burning torches, lighting up the night. At Tirchakheet, one of the villages worst hit by the ongoing forest fire in Uttarakhand, 45-year-old Shankar has barely go...
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4 Girls Killed In Fire After Gas Cylinder Explodes In Uttarakhand Building
The fire broke out in a three-four-storey building made largely of wood in which two families lived together. The families' adult members escaped to safety but the girls were left behind.
-
Uttarakhand Forest Fire Pictures False: Trivendra Singh Rawat
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Wednesday said old pictures of forest fires in Chile and China are being circulated on social media to claim that state forests are in flames.
-
Forest Fires Back In Uttarakhand As Heat Wave Intesifies
Forest fires are once again raging in the hills of Uttarakhand, which is reeling under a heat wave, and have destroyed nearly 180 hectares of green cover in the Uttarkashi district.
-
360-Degree View Inside An Uttarakhand Forest, Smoke Still Seen
Much-needed rain has helped in removing the last of the fires that ravaged thousands of acres of forests in Uttarakhand. But smoke can still be seen smouldering among the once-majestic and now-charred trees.
-
Dia Mirza On The Uttarakhand Fires And How We Fail Our Forests
As I watched the forest in flames, I had tears streaming down my face, because all I could see were those very forests I had walked through and driven by for the weeks I had spent in Uttarakhand, absorbing and understanding in depth the beauty and challenges of the region not so long ago.
-
To Prevent Repeat Of Uttarakhand Fires, Focus On Women. 10 Suggestions.
It is important to get mountain communities to play an active role as custodians of forest resources, like their ancestors
-
Maharashtra Seeks Proposal To Buy Technology To Tackle Forest Fires
In view of raging fires in Uttarakhand's forests and recent blaze in Tadoba Andhari tiger reserve in Chandrapur district, state Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Monday sought proposals from officials on purchasing technology to tackle the infernos.
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As Firefighters Gain Control In Uttarakhand, Police File 46 Cases, Arrest 3
As the forests of Uttarakhand continue to burn, 3 persons were arrested and 46 cases were filed under the Forest Act today. Of the 3 men arrested, one was from Pithoragarh and two from Nainital. Search is on for six others. A constable of the state's Forest Guards, meanwhile, died during firefighting operations in Chamoli district after a rock fell...
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Uttarakhand Forest Fires: Centre Says Situation Under Control
The Centre today said the situation in Uttarakhand, where wild fires have engulfed large swathes of forested land, is under control now.
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Uttarakhand Fires Should Not Have Surprised Us. Big F All Around.
The real tragedy is that next year this time, we will be talking about fires and lamenting how unprepared we were.
-
70 Per Cent Of Uttarakhand Forest Fires Put Out: 10 Developments
Latest satellite images show that of the 427 forest fires in Uttarakhand, 70 per cent have been doused, the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF has said. The Army, the Air Force, three teams of the NDRF and 6,000 firefighters have been working round the clock to save the forest covers in the state.
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To Stop The Next Forest Fire, Satellite Alerts Begin, Air Tankers On Radar
As the hills of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh rage with forest fires, the Union Environment and Forest Ministry is trying out a new "pre-fire alert system" that will allow the authorities to respond faster.
-
In Thick Smoke From Scattered Forest Fires, Uttarakhand Hopes For Early Rains
The forest reserves in Uttarakhand have burning for days and the situation has only gotten worse. Nearly 3,000 acres of forest land has burnt over the last 3 months. As many as 6,000 people are at work to get it under control but the scale of the fires has escalated exponentially in the last 24 hours.
-
Thick Smoke From Raging Forest Fires In Uttarakhand
The forest reserves in Uttarakhand have burning for days and the situation has only gotten worse. Nearly 3,000 acres of forest land has burnt over the last 3 months. As many as 6,000 people are at work to get it under control but the scale of the fires has escalated exponentially in the last 24 hours.
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Fire Began As They Ate Dinner: Uttarakhand Man Recalls Night He Lost Home
The fire came down from the hill, raging, uncontrollable, spreading over the ground littered with dry leaves and pine cones. The animals started running helter-skelter, houses turned into burning torches, lighting up the night. At Tirchakheet, one of the villages worst hit by the ongoing forest fire in Uttarakhand, 45-year-old Shankar has barely go...
