Forty active fire spots in the forests of Uttarakhand have sent the alarm bells ringing for the state authorities. Districts of Nainital, Almora, Tehri & Pauri are the worst-hit & the state government is trying everything it can to bring the situation under control. The fire broke out at 964 locations, state government officials told news agency PTI. Assuring all help possible to state, the Centre on April 4 rushed two helicopters to Uttarakhand to bring the blaze under control. Chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat called an emergency meeting with the state officials to assess the state's preparations and ways to effectively act on the forest fires. Since January this year, there have been 983 incidents of forest fire in the state affecting 1,292 hectares of land, officials said. Chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat said 12,000 forest department personnel have been deployed & 1300 fire stations have also been set up to stop forest fires.
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