Try artificial rain to douse wildfires: Court to Uttarakhand govt
Try artificial rain to douse wildfires: Court to Uttarakhand govt
Uttarakhand High Court directed the state that the forest fires be extinguished in two weeks.
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UPDATED: April 8, 2021 13:53 IST
Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Sunday held a high-level emergency meeting to discuss ways to control the fire as soon as possible
The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to find out the possibility of using artificial rain to douse forest fires raging in various parts of the state.
The court further directed the state that the forest fires be extinguished in two weeks.
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Uttarakhand forest fire: HC to hear matter on Wednesday, asks PCCF to be present ANI | Updated: Apr 06, 2021 19:44 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 6 (ANI): Taking cognizance of increasing forest fire in the state, Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday ordered Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Rajiv Bhartari to appear before it on Wednesday.
A high court bench, including Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma, took the decision and said that the hearing of the matter will be heard tomorrow stating that forest fire is a major threat for environment and human .
Expressing its displeasure with the state government, the court said that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, people are witnessing difficulty in breathing and the smoke of the forest fire can prove to be more deadly for them.
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The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) of Himachal Pradesh, Dr Savita has alerted against forest fires in the state after Uttarakhand saw a raging forest fire.
Forest fires in some districts of Himachal, like Solan and Mandi, have already been doused in the last 48 hours.
The state’s forest department has already activated a satellite-based fire tracking system which is the country’s most dependable technology for tactical response to forest fire incidents on a real-time basis.