Yadav stresses on robust mechanism to check fires, strengthening advanced early warning systems and providing protective gear to the frontline workers

Saturday, 22 JUNE 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN

The Union minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav chaired a review meeting at Forest Survey of India here to review the management and mitigation of forest fires across the country on Friday.

The Union minister reviewed the current situation of forest fires and their mitigation in the country and laid stress on devising a sound strategy for the mitigation of forest fires through public participation. He also reviewed the status of forest fire alert system in practice in the country. During the meeting, it was stressed that the areas being afflicted by frequent fires year after year should be on high priority and the States should find suitable ways to deal with them. Strengthening the advance early warning systems and providing protective gear to the frontline workers combating forest fire was also deliberated upon.

The meeting was attended by the director general of forest and special secretary Jitender Kumar, senior officials of the ministry, Uttarakhand principal chief conservator of forests Dhananjai Mohan and other officers from the State’s Forest department. The DG, Forest Survey of India, ICFRE DG, FRI director and senior officers from these institutions were also present in the meeting.