Forest fires reaches residential areas in Uttarakhand, continues to spread on 11th day
- 4 years ago
On Wednesday, at least 295 new incidents of forest fires were reported from different parts of the state. The total number of forest-fire incidents in the past two days stands at 1,036. Garhwal region is the worst-hit with the extent of damage being the largest in Pauri district, Chief Conservator of Forest and nodal officer for forest fires BP Gupta told news agency PTI.