Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav arrived in Dehradun on a two-day visit to take stock of the forest fire situation in the state.
After being received at the Jolly Grant Airport by State Forest Minister Subodh Uniyal, Yadav left for a visit to the affected areas of Tehri district and interacted with locals.
He went to Hindolakhal, Bermuda and Badshahithol and spoke to locals about the measures that can be taken to control forest fires.
This year, there has been a surge in forest fires in Uttarakhand with 1,265 such incidents reported this “fire season” compared to 760 in 2023, the forest department said.
The fire season in Uttarakhand begins each year usually in mid-February and comes to an end with the onset of monsoon in June.
