Centre Deploys NDRF, Helicopters To Douse Uttarakhand Wildfires

The Centre has deployed NDRF teams and helicopters to control the Uttarakhand wildfires, which have spread to 45 clusters spanning over 68 acres area. With fires severely affecting Almora, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Tehri districts, CM Tirath Singh Rawat has ordered disaster management departments and the district officials to assess and control the situation. Meanwhile, the experts have cited 65% less rainfall and increasing temperature as reasons behind the wildfires.