Forest fires

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Context:

• Over 140 acres of forest land was gutted in a fire in Uttarakhand.

Details of the forest fire in Uttarakhand:

• Fire incident happened in Kumaon district of Uttarakhand
• A team of 41 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel was also rushed to Nainital to assist the forest officials in checking the forest fires in the area.
• Indian army and Air Force have been called to prevent the spread of wildfire.
• The fire began when a local man tried to light a fire to pave the way for the grazing of goats.
• Since November 1 last year, 606 incidents of forest fires have been reported in the state, in which over 735.8 hectares of forest land have been damaged.
• Of the total land damaged, 242.3 hectares were damaged in the Garhwal region, 429.4 hectares in the Kumaon region, and 64.02 hectares in the administrative wildlife regions.

Himalayan forest fire detailed analysis:

https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/forest-fires-in-himalayas#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Intergovernmental%20Panel,CO2%2C%20exacerbating%20climate%20change%20impacts.

Wildfires, causes, and way ahead:

https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/wildfires-44

Source:

The Hindu