Uttarakhand Forest Fire 2020
When the whole country is fighting with coronavirus pandemic and the flock of desert locusts, there is another major environmental tragedy that is Uttarakhand forest fire 2020 has hit the wonderful city of hills Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand is currently burning in a forest fire, which has carried on with the last four days and is now demonstrating to be disastrous. As per the reports, over the last four days as many as 46 such forest fires have been incensed in the hill state of Uttarakhand. As of now, two people have lost their lives in the fire, and further reports are still to be made on the situation. The 38000 sq km of the forest area at brace ad this could be one of the thrash disasters faced by the state. Till now the 51.34 ha of the forest area has been destructed by the spreading of wildfire.
Uttarakhand is known for its wonderful natural beauty and is full of lush green vegetation and wildlife. This Indian state of Uttarakhand has been burning for 4 days, as per the people accounts on social media. After the Cyclone Amphan which caused widespread destruction in Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal, this is the second major environment tragedy to hit India in less than ten days. The wildfires in Uttarakhand remind us of the ones that happened in Australia previously this year, and we can only hope that this wildfire is not as extreme. The enraged forest fire also owes to rising temperature and hot winds that are making their own path into north India. According to the reports, the major reason for the Uttarakhand wildfires is the extreme increase in the mercury levels in the past few years.
On social media, the people disclosing pictures of the Uttarakhand forest fire, to bring attention to the tragedy facing the enchanting hill state in the middle of coronavirus pandemic.
According to the information accessible, various areas of Uttarakhand observed the eruption of wildfires. Over the 50 hectares of land have already been destructed by the forest fires, according to the tweets. While approximate 21 occurrences of forest fire were reported from only in Kumaon area along with this, the Garhwal has also reported around 16 incidents.
Most of the dreadful videos and pictures of Uttarakhand wildfires are immersed in social media. However, the Chief Conservator of forests (CCF) Parag Madhukar Dhakate for a western part in Uttarakhand said that there are numerous of fake news, deception, and old pictures and videos are being spread on social media. He said that its been raining every couple of days so there is moisture and lesser occurrences of forest fires and there is a decrease in the fire. He also comprises that there is no huge forest fires in Uttarakhand.
The photos and videos circulated in social media are from south India and other parts of the world. Individuals formed their own collage of photos on social media. The chief conservator of forest (CCF) said that recently there was rainfall in Gharwal Himalayas and other areas of the Uttarakhand. Along with this, there are also fire drills going on, so he explicates that there is no crucial fire in the forest in Uttarakhand state.
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