Recent Forest Fire in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand has witnessed one of the worst forest fires in the recent times. As expected, majority of fire incidents are reported from the pine forests. Till 30 April 2016, around 20,000 hectare of the forest was engulfed by the fire and 10 people lost their lives. In fact entire system looked helpless in front of the towering inferno in the Uttarakhand jungle. The fire was unprecedented as it virtually swept the entire Uttarakhand and part of Himachal. The disaster mitigation machinery and the forest department should discuss ways and means and evolve methodologies for preventing such incidences of fire in future.