Worst Forest Fires in Decades Continue to Gut Green Wealth\, But Govt Has No Plan of Action

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Worst Forest Fires in Decades Continue to Gut Green Wealth, But Govt Has No Plan of Action

While the government seems to have no effective disaster management plan in place to control such forest fires in the Himalayas (or elsewhere in the country) occurring every year, the total loss of forest wealth has gone beyond 2,000 hectares.

Updated:June 3, 2019, 4:44 PM IST
Worst Forest Fires in Decades Continue to Gut Green Wealth, But Govt Has No Plan of Action
The forest fire near Almora in Uttarakahnd has caused massive destruction of trees and biodiversity . (Image credit: Hridayesh Joshi)
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