Uttarakhand: CM Dhami consulted forest officials regarding forest fire, gave these strict instructions
After the end of voting in Uttarakhand, the government has now come into active mode. Preventing the increasing heat and subsequent forest fires has become the first priority for the government. This is the reason that right after the voting, the CM held a meeting with the officials associated with all the departments and not only gave instructions to all the officials to stop the forest fire but also took feedback, but also what is the preparation of the system to deal with it. go too.
CM Dhami said in a virtual meeting with officials that the four months of summer are challenging from the point of view of forest fire in Uttarakhand. In these months, every effort should be made to be as cautious as possible so that incidents of forest fire are minimal. CM Dhami said that as soon as information about forest fire incident is received, immediate action should be taken on it. Whose response time should be minimum. At present, many areas of Uttarakhand are in the grip of forest fire. In such a situation, the CM Dhami government directed the officials to nominate nodal officers at the level of in-charge forest officers at the local level, issue helpline numbers, toll-free numbers and make people aware through wide publicity regarding forest fire prevention. Are.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed that in whatever area forest fire incidents occur, the responsibility of the concerned officer should be fixed for it. He directed that if anyone is found deliberately involved in setting fire to forests, then strictest action should be taken against him. There was also a detailed discussion in the meeting on the use of Pirul and prevention of monkeys in populated areas. Along with this, Principal Secretary RK Sudhanshu, through a presentation, told the Chief Minister how much area of the state is covered by forests, which forest areas are extremely sensitive and vulnerable, and what measures can be taken to prevent fire incidents. Measures are being taken, detailed information was given in this regard.
