Dehradun Apr 19 PTI Forest fires flared up in Uttarakhand on Tuesday as temperatures soared with 1989 hectares of forest land gutted in 117 fresh incidents of wildfires over the last 12 hours According to information provided by the forest department by 4 pm on Tuesday 117 fresh forest fire incidents were reported with Garhwal region accounting for 32 of them Kumaon region 75 and wildlife areas 10 While 1989 hectares of forest land has been destroyed in these fires causing an economic damage of Rs 528 lakh the department said On Monday 27 forest fire incidents were reported in Uttarakhand Chief Conservator of Forest forest fire and disaster management Nishant Verma said the fire season which began this year on February 15 has affected 102029 hectares of forest land which also includes 72493 hectares of reserved forest area However fortunately there have been no human casualties in the forest blazes this year he said Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has asked officials to control the situation by involving local people It is hot not just in Dehradun and adjoining areas but also in the hills Dehrdaun on Tuesday recorded a maximum of 40 degree celsius PTI ALM RCJ
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 10 (ANI): Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede's sister-in-law Harshada Dinanath Redkar on Tuesday filed a complaint against Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik over a tweet posted by him.
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