Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called the death of four forest employees due to forest fire in Almora district of Uttarakhand sad. She has asked the central and state government to take effective steps with the cooperation of all to prevent incidents of fire and save the Himalayas. Incidents of forest fires are not stopping in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reacted to the episode of the death of four forest employees due to fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary. In her post on the Internet Media Platform X, Priyanka said that the death of four employees in the forest fire in Almora is sad. The state government should provide compensation and all possible assistance to the affected families.
Uttarakhand forests burning continuously for the last several months
She said that the forests of Uttarakhand have been burning continuously for the last several months. Hundreds of hectares of forest have been destroyed. There are reports of forest fires in Himachal Pradesh as well. According to a study, incidents of forest fires are increasing in the Himalayan region. Climate change has had a profound impact on our Himalayas and mountain environment. He appealed to the central and state governments to make effective efforts on a large scale to prevent forest fires. Last month, three employees died in a forest fire at a lissa factory in Almora district. Fire incidents are happening again in hot and dry weather. In the last 24 hours, 4.50 hectares of forest has been affected in seven such incidents.
Government should give compensation of Rs 25 lakh: Karan Mahara
State Congress President Karan Mahara expressed grief over the death of four forest employees due to burning in Binsar Sanctuary and expressed deep condolences to the bereaved family. He has demanded from the government to give Rs 25 lakh compensation to the relatives of the deceased employees and appointment to one person from their family in the department. He said that there is no burn ward in Almora Medical College. In such a situation, the employees burnt by fire cannot be treated. This is more or less the condition of all medical colleges. The government has also not been able to make a concrete policy in this regard.
