Forest Fire In Uttarakhand Spreads To Nainital HC Colony, 3 Arrested

The forest fire in Uttarakhand became more severe and reached the High Court Colony in Nainital on Friday. According to a PTI report, within 24 hours, 31 new incidents of forest fires were reported from various parts of the state which destroyed 33.34 hectares of forest land.

On Friday, the fire that broke out near Nainital district headquarters took a horrific form, threatening the residents of the High Court Colony, located in the Pines area. This also affected the traffic movement in the area.

As per the report, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami asked the officials to remain on alert and take measures to prevent the fire by coordinating with all departments. Along with the forest department employees, army personnel also worked to control the fire. Authorities were set to deploy helicopters, as per the report.