Uttarakhand forest fires: Prantiya Rakshak Dal volunteers and homeguard personnel have also been roped in to help in the firefighting operations. | Latest News India
Officials said that 31 new incidents of forest fires across various parts of the state were reported on Friday, which destroyed 33.34 hectares of forest land. Meanwhile, the Indian Army was deployed to contribute to the firefighting efforts this week., India News - Times Now
Efforts have intensified to extinguish the raging forest fires in the state, especially in the worst-affected areas of Nainital, Haldwani and Ramnagar forest divisions.
As per the latest FSI data of Sunday, the prevailing fire in Nainital district has spread to neighbouring districts, including Almora, Tehri Garhwal, Bageshwar, Champawat and southern Pithoragarh, damaging over 30 acres of forests.