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Even as forest fire rages, U'khand officials go on study tour
By IndianMandarins- 14 May 2019
726Three senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) officials of
Uttarakhand— a Chief Conservator of Forest, a Conservator of Forest and a Divisional Forest Officer— left for
United Kingdom and Poland for two weeks even as about 900 hectares of forest
are burning due to forest fire that has spread in almost all the hill districts
of the state. These officials are said to have gone on a 'study tour'
following approval by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF) Jairaj. The
government's approval order says that the officials will participate in a joint
program with Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Zoological Society of London
to study tiger footprint in the Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary. While officials are on a study tour, Jairaj has advised
forest dwellers and farmers to "take care" of the forests. According to forest department records, a total of 711 fire
incidents were reported till Monday noon, destroying 984 hectares of forest.
The area comprised oak, pine and other varieties of trees. The forest
department has an analysis of losses up to Rs 16 lakh due to the blaze caused
by a rise in temperature. On Monday noon, the fire extended till the Corbett Tiger
Reserve raising an alarm bell as the area houses rich biodiversity and several
animal species, including Bengal tigers. As the officials left for the tour, the fire further spread
to interiors of Chamoli districts in Garhwal region. However, in Nainital, a
short spell of rain brought some relief and doused the fire in some 80 hectares
of land. Every year thousands of hectares of lush green forests in
Uttarakhand are affected by the blaze. Recently, an RTI reply from the
department revealed that more than 44,000 hectares of forest worth over Rs 15
million had been gutted in fire incidents ever since Uttarakhand was carved out
of Uttar Pradesh in 2000.
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Even as forest fire rages, U'khand officials go on study tour
By IndianMandarins - 2019-05-14 12:14:55
Three senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) officials of
Uttarakhand— a Chief Conservator of Forest, a Conservator of Forest and a Divisional Forest Officer— left for
United Kingdom and Poland for two weeks even as about 900 hectares of forest
are burning due to forest fire that has spread in almost all the hill districts
of the state.
These officials are said to have gone on a 'study tour' following approval by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF) Jairaj. The government's approval order says that the officials will participate in a joint program with Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Zoological Society of London to study tiger footprint in the Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary. While officials are on a study tour, Jairaj has advised forest dwellers and farmers to "take care" of the forests.
According to forest department records, a total of 711 fire incidents were reported till Monday noon, destroying 984 hectares of forest. The area comprised oak, pine and other varieties of trees. The forest department has an analysis of losses up to Rs 16 lakh due to the blaze caused by a rise in temperature.
On Monday noon, the fire extended till the Corbett Tiger Reserve raising an alarm bell as the area houses rich biodiversity and several animal species, including Bengal tigers. As the officials left for the tour, the fire further spread to interiors of Chamoli districts in Garhwal region. However, in Nainital, a short spell of rain brought some relief and doused the fire in some 80 hectares of land.
Every year thousands of hectares of lush green forests in Uttarakhand are affected by the blaze. Recently, an RTI reply from the department revealed that more than 44,000 hectares of forest worth over Rs 15 million had been gutted in fire incidents ever since Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000.
