Prez Pranab Mukherjee expresses concern over U'Khand fire

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Published on: 2 May 2016 6:54 AM GMT
Prez Pranab Mukherjee expresses concern over UKhand fire
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New Delhi: President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, expressed grief to the victims of Uttarakhand fire. He was very sad to know that the massive forest fires that has affected many lives and environment.

The forest fire:

  • The forest fire are natural during summers in Uttarakhand but this time they have occured on a large scale.
  • Earlier. On February 2, two women were killed due to the fire in the jungles of Uttarkashi.
  • Other casualities included a woman and her six year old child, reported from Nainital and Pauri districts.
  • The Principal Conservator of Forests (PCF) BB Gupta said, “the scale of forest fire in Uttarakhand has increased due to negligible rain in the state during winters.”

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