There has been relief from showers at some places in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand. Along with the scorching heat, the weather has also been kind to forest fires. However, within 24 hours on Monday, 23 new incidents took place in the state, in which a total of 36 hectares of forest area was damaged. So far in the fire season, 1,520 hectares of forest area has been burnt in a total of 1,121 incidents. The process of forest fire burning in most areas of the state has not stopped yet. On Monday, four incidents occurred in Narendranagar forest division, 12 in Mussoorie forest division, two in Kalsi forest division, two in Lansdowne forest division, two in Rudraprayag forest division, one in Kedarnath Wildlife Reserve. Apart from this, so far this season, 425 cases have been registered under Forest Conservation Act and Forest Crime for setting fire in the forest.
Number issued to inform about forest fire
At the same time, a control room has been set up in the headquarters by the Forest Department. Besides, numbers have also been issued to inform about forest fire. You can call on 18001804141, 01352744558. You can also inform through WhatsApp on 9389337488 and 7668304788. Apart from this, you can also inform the State Disaster Control Room Dehradun on 9557444486 and helpline 112 about the incident of fire.
