A severe forest fire in Uttarakhand's Nainital district has prompted a large-scale emergency response, involving the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army. The fire, which has been burning for over 36 hours, has affected the High Court Colony and surrounding forest areas, destroying 33.34 hectares of forest land, with a total of 689.89 hectares affected across the state. IAF Mi-17 helicopters have been deployed, using water from Bhimtal Lake to combat the flames. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has taken proactive measures, including an aerial survey and coordination of efforts to control the situation, which includes 31 new incidents of fire. The government has also canceled leaves for forest department officers and employees to address the crisis.
Massive forest fires sweeping through the dense foliage in the mountains of #Uttarakhand for the past 72 hours have gutted over 142 hectares of forest land in the State. Maps created by The Hindu's Graphics team shows the location of the fires detected by the Forest Survey of… https://t.co/l4Tzrj2JQE
#Uttarakhand Forest Fires: What Is Causing The Wildfires And How To Stop Them? https://t.co/1Vq4Db2lMU
Uttarakhand Suffering Record Number Of Forest Fires In 2024 Helicopters have dropped water onto raging fires in Nainital from Saturday to control them. The state has had 127% more blazes in April, compared to 2012-21, with 804 reported by Friday. https://t.co/iQnPT1Nv5R
VIDEO | Uttarakhand: Here's what Garhwal DFO, Anirudh Swapnil said on forest fire incidents. "The fire has been happening because of mischievous elements. We are making people aware and appealing them not to ignite anything. The forest is the common property. The fire has many… https://t.co/TGmrRJw4DS
Scanty winter rain a key reason for surge in #Uttarakhandforestfires #Uttarakhand has recorded 6,701 instances of big and small forest fires this #April, compared to only 900 in the same period last year, data from the Forest Survey of #India has shown (@jayashreenandi… https://t.co/ffMOJlvsBi
The #IndianAirForce deployed two Mi-17 helicopters and the #IndianArmy assisted forest officials to douse a forest fire threatening an air force station and a residential settlement in #Nainital, #Uttarakhand Read more https://t.co/bIbMoJdhte https://t.co/mJ4ub0qSwJ
#IndianAirForce and #IndianArmy douse forest fire near #Nainital, #Uttarakhand, threatening air force station and residential area (Reports @amitbathla5) https://t.co/bIbMoJdhte
#Uttarakhand has recorded 6,701 instances of big and small forest fires this April, compared to only 900 in the same period last year (Reports @jayashreenandi) https://t.co/C433W4OXAR
#Uttarakhand government cancels the leaves of forest department officers and employees to tackle the escalating incidents of forest fires in the state. Chief Minister @pushkardhami affirms the government's commitment to forest fire prevention, emphasizing proactive measures… https://t.co/HlNwWsWjlI
IAF helicopters, Army deployed as Nainital forest fire spreads https://t.co/pb42RiY12X
#Nainital | Army called in for help as forest fires rages in Nainital https://t.co/3Inp0DSwGy
Nainital: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) conducts aerial survey of forest fire. #Nainital #ForestFire #News #ITVideo @snehamordani https://t.co/sGiPdhhhFY
Massive fire in Nainital forests. Residents grapple with breathing issues. (Rahul Dharamwal) #Nainital #ForestFire #News #ITVideo https://t.co/2tuvN6eBxz
VIDEO | “We are taking all the steps to douse forest fires. District officials, fire stations and people living nearby have been told to work in tandem with each other. Traffic arrangements have been made to avoid the weekend rush in Nainital, Haldwani, Ramnagar and nearby… https://t.co/dJZO3UEuMf
VIDEO | Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) holds a meeting with officials over Nainital forest fires. https://t.co/QtNUCEzlBl
#WATCH | Nainital: On the Nainital forest fire, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "I have said that the leaves of officials of all ranks are cancelled. All the focus has to be towards dousing the fire. If any official has a medical problem, then that is an exception... The… https://t.co/XCl3CzKk0u
VIDEO | Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) conducts aerial survey to assess damages caused by Nainital forest fires. https://t.co/CYISFCvnY0
📍 Nainital | On Saturday, as the situation worsened with the forest fires in Uttarakhand, the Indian Air Force deployed Mi-17 V5 helicopter to conduct 'Bambi Bucket Ops' to extinguish the flames near Nainital. The fires advanced towards the High Court Colony and an Air Force… https://t.co/bdJEDl5zx6
STORY | IAF helicopter roped in to douse forest fires in Uttarakhand READ: https://t.co/Ht8CFgUdx0 VIDEO | “There have been 544 total incidents of fire in Uttarakhand, out of which 376 were in reserved forest lands and 168 incidents in civil/urban panchayats. Administration is… https://t.co/Z3BMuGgmFt
#Watch | #Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami takes stock of the massive fire in #Nainital and its surrounding forest areas, by conducting an aerial survey https://t.co/qQHSAjM6zZ
#NainitalForestFire | With a #ForestFire building up in the vicinity of an #AirForce Station near #Nainital, #IAF activated its aerial #fire fighting capability, employing a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for undertaking #BambiBucket Ops: Indian Air Force (📹 ANI ) https://t.co/BEXTF6GVbV
#WATCH | #Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami takes stock of the massive #fire in #Nainital and its surrounding #forest areas, by conducting an aerial survey. (📹 ANI ) | #NainitalForestFire #ForestFire https://t.co/ZzmZikAnXx
Massive #ForestFire rages in #Nainital, #IAF deploys #MI17 #choppers in ongoing dousing ops https://t.co/1ezb33eRwN https://t.co/8xvvhmS13j
Forest Fire Rages On In Nainital, IAF & Indian Army Called In To Help Douse The Flame . . . #LatestNews #RepublicTV #Republicworld #republicbharat #nainital #nainitalfire #uttarakhand #forestfire https://t.co/j4N0ak4WfF
IAF helicopter roped in to douse forest fires in #Nainital as situation worsens in #Uttarakhand district https://t.co/CgvolmgVQ4 https://t.co/GhsvoKPK2c
#Watch | With a forest fire building up in vicinity of an Air Force Station near #Nainital, #IAF activated its aerial fire fighting capability, employing a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for undertaking Bambi Bucket Ops: @IAF_MCC https://t.co/PVHfyGcFIx
STORY | IAF helicopter roped in to douse forest fires in Uttarakhand READ: https://t.co/Ht8CFgULmy https://t.co/fw2KszzvYg
Massive forest fire rages in #Nainital, #IAF deploys MI-17 choppers in ongoing dousing ops With forest fire building up in vicinity of an Air Force Station near Nainital, IAF activated its aerial fire fighting capability, employing a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for undertaking Bambi… https://t.co/fW8srmR7NS
#WATCH | With a forest fire building up in vicinity of an Air Force Station near Nainital, #IAF activated its aerial fire fighting capability, employing a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for undertaking Bambi Bucket Ops: Indian Air Force https://t.co/0eMnlHqEvx
#NainitalForestFire: #Uttarakhand CM says #Army called in to extinguish blaze https://t.co/PzAHvNQCaY
#WATCH | A massive fire breaks out across hectares of forest in #Uttarakhand’s Nainital. Troops from the Indian Air Force and #IndianArmy swung into action to douse the flames. IAF’s Mi-17 helicopter joined the forces to assist in dousing the flames. The cause of the forest… https://t.co/v054Z9HKuW
Forest fires in Uttarakhand have now reached Nainital, sending smoke billowing through the hill town. The flames have reportedly reached Nainital's High Court Colony, prompting the administration to seek help from Army personnel to control the blaze. A helicopter has also been… https://t.co/0j3xaZhmSl
#Uttarakhand: 575 forest fire incidents affected approximately 689.89 hectares of land in districts of #Garhwal and #Kumaon divisions. https://t.co/4CBCtZeMMH
#Uttarakhand: 575 forest fire incidents affected approximately 689.89 hectares of land in districts of #Garhwal and #Kumaon divisions. 🔹To combat the blaze in #Nainital's forests, the Indian Air Force's MI-17 helicopter is assisting, drawing water from Bhimtal Lake.…
A forest fire has been sweeping through the dense foliage in the mountains surrounding Nainital over the last 36 hours, an official said, adding that the IAF has deployed its personnel and MI-17 choppers in a dousing operation in the area. https://t.co/N7Waax93gk
JUST IN | Along with the forest department employees, army personnel have been called in after the forest fires in Uttarakhand became more severe on Friday. Here, an IAF helicopter is seen taking water from Bhimtal to douse the fire in Nainital, @khabrimishra reports https://t.co/GLcS7dKyRd
Massive #ForestFire rages in #Nainital, #IAF deploys MI-17 #choppers in ongoing dousing ops https://t.co/3qRYDYhtv4
#Nainital Forest Fire | A forest fire has been raging in the Nainital region for the last 36 hours with the blaze spreading to the residential High Court Colony located in the Pines area. Read More: https://t.co/J0dajFJsm5 https://t.co/HPo1CvgmMv
Army Summoned As Nainital Forest Fire Becomes 'More Severe' https://t.co/CiyCO0aow8
Nainital Fire | IAF Mi-17 helicopter takes water from Bhimtal Lake in Nainital as the Forest Department calls in the Indian Air Force and Indian Army for help in controlling the fire in Nainital which has been going on for more than 36 hours and burnt hectares of forest. https://t.co/ZAFX7zYAN4
#Nainital #ForestFire | Helicopters, Army pressed into operation; boating halted Here are the top updates https://t.co/MvWblgp6Gc
#WATCH Uttarakhand: On the Nainital forest fire, Nainital Municipal Corporation Executive Officer Rahul Anand says, "... We received information of IAF helicopters seeking permission to take water from Nainital to douse the fire. To make arrangements, we closed boating in the… https://t.co/NAl5X3XGZu
Massive fire in Nainital forests; residents grapple with breathing issues; choppers deployed to douse the fire. @ankitsharmauk tells us more. #ITVideo | @AishPaliwal https://t.co/KwJ1xVFFhn
VIDEO | Uttarakhand: IAF helicopters deployed to douse the fire in the forests of #Kumaon region. (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) https://t.co/Ek2595Bx5M
#Dehradun: On the #Nainital #ForestFire, #Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "The forest fires are a challenge for us. This is a big fire. We are working for all the essential needs. We have asked for help from the #Army... I am going to conduct a meeting in #Haldwani… https://t.co/HmGnkju9is
#WATCH | Dehradun: On the Nainital forest fire, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "The forest fires are a challenge for us. This is a big fire. We are working for all the essential needs. We have asked for help from the Army... I am going to conduct a meeting in Haldwani… https://t.co/ANVPbSgfGP
Dehradun: On the Nainital forest fire, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "The forest fires are a challenge for us. This is a big fire. We are working for all the essential needs. We have asked for help from the Army... I am going to conduct a meeting in Haldwani today. We… https://t.co/nbuD45SST8
#BreakingNews | IAF MI-17 helicopter is deployed for water disposal in Nainital forest fire News18's Anupam shares details @SakshiLitoriya_ | #Nainital #ForestFire https://t.co/dyfcJT16N3
#BREAKING | Massive forest fire in Nainital: Army, Air Force roped in to battle blaze Boating banned in Naini Lake due to fire Tune in here for more: https://t.co/6Xgvs8HmFk #Nainital #forestfire #massiveblaze https://t.co/vDy9J0Dgd8
Video | Massive Forest Fire Reaches Nainital's High Court Colony, Army Called In https://t.co/I5n8aYzz2F https://t.co/a1eQ4KEtRw
"Close To Disaster" - Massive Forest Fire Rips Through Uttarakhand State CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered emergency services officials to take all measures to combat the fire that broke out near Nainital district early Friday & grew in intensity with 31 new incidents in 24… https://t.co/5tUKoqnPlh
VIDEO | A massive fire broke out in a forest area near the High Court Colony in Nainital, Uttarakhand on Friday. In the last 24 hours, 31 new incidents of forest fire were reported from various parts of the state, destroying 33.34 hectares of forest land. (Full video available… https://t.co/5V8ULcike8
#NainitalFire | #IAF Mi-17 helicopter takes water from Bhimtal Lake as the #Forest Department calls in the #IndianAirForce and #IndianArmy for help in controlling the fire in #Nainital which has been going on for more than 36 hours and burnt hectares of forest (📹 ANI ) https://t.co/9uRvbe0oSL
Forest fires in Uttarakhand became more severe on Friday with the flames reaching the High Court Colony in Nainital. https://t.co/3Inp0DSwGy
#Uttarakhand: 146 cases of ‘man-made’ forest fires filed in first 4 months of 2024 https://t.co/oHfHOD6UB1 https://t.co/J4cWlpUDEW
#WATCH | Dehradun: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "Char Dham Yatra is very important for us. Pilgrims and tourists from all over the country get into this Yatra. To make it easy for them to have all their needs met and no one has to face any difficulties, direction has… https://t.co/IZ67tvA2ej
#WATCH | On Char Dham Yatra, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "...we have assessed and analyzed all the arrangements. And whatever preparations were necessary, all the preparations have been done. Wherever there was a need for improvement, roads, transport system,… https://t.co/OprlxXzW8k