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| Nainital forest fire reaches near IAF station; helicopters, Army deployed: 10 points | | | |  Uttarakhand APRIL 27:-
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said he will conduct a meeting over the Nainital forest fire in the state's Haldwani district.
The forest department in Nainital has called the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army to help control the forest fire that has been raging for over 36 hours and has burnt several hectares of forests. The district administration has pressed helicopters in the fire-fighting operations.
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Saturday that he will conduct a meeting on the Nainital forest fire in the state's Haldwani district.
Pushkar Singh Dhami said Nainital is facing a big fire. “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,” he said.
Pushkar Singh Dhami said the government has taken measures to control the fire. "I am going to conduct a meeting in Haldwani today. We have conducted a meeting in Dehradun also regarding this. We will try to control the fire as soon as possible," he added.
The forest fire has put the High Court Colony in Nainital, in peril. Dhami has ordered the departments to douse the fire after coordinating among themselves.
The fire has spread near the colony, which is situated near the Pines area. It also affected traffic movement.
Meanwhile, Nainital Municipal Corporation Executive Officer Rahul Anand said: "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 lake for the day. Fire is reported in Nainital in many places, including very close to the Air Force Station in the district. The main purpose of bringing in helicopters to douse the fire was to keep the Air Force Station safe".
Anil Joshi, a resident of the area and assistant registrar of the High Court, told PTI: “The fire has engulfed an old and vacant house located near The Pines. It has not caused any damage to the High Court Colony but it has reached dangerously close to the buildings.”
The fire has reached dangerously close to the Indian Army's installation near the Pines area.
The Nainital administration has barred people from boating activities in Naini Lake because of the forest fire.
Nainital's forest department has pressed 40 personnel in the fire-fighting operations.
Yesterday, within a 24-hour period, 26 incidents of forest were reported in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Five incidents were reported in Garhwal. A total of 33.34 hectares of forest area was affected during the period.
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