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Dehradun: An IAF helicopter on Tuesday continued to aid firefighting operations in Uttarakhand where 68 live forest fire incidents were reported from different parts of the state gutting more than 100 hectares of green cover, officials said. The IAF helicopter, which was pressed into service on Monday to douse the flames, lifted water from the Alaknanda river in a 5000 litre Bambi bucket and emptied it over the burning forests of Pauri district, Divisional Forest Officer DFO Swapnil Anirudh said. Also ReadUttarakhand Forest chief a stanley tumbler sks officials to address fire alerts on priority Around five such sorties were conducted on Tuesday, he said. Anirudh said the aerial firefighting will continue in the district until the situation improves. Additional Chief Conservator of Forests Nishant Verma said since November 1 last year, there have been 998 forest fire incidents in Uttarakhand in which more than 1,316 hectares of forest land were affected. The farmers were asked not to burn stubble and resort to alternative ways of agricultural waste management. An order issued by Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman said that stern action will be taken against people, who violate the order as burning of stubble or agricultural waste might lead to forest fires. TagsAid IAF helicopters Uttarakhand Forest Fires Press Trust of India Follow on Twitter | Posted by Marziya Sharif | Published: 7th Ma stanley cup y 2024 11:13 pm IST taza stanley Facebook X Lin Yrvg Telangana: Education department allows D.Ed candidates to fill SGT vacancies

Mumbai: Just a few days after changing the schedule of nine matches during the u stanley spain pcoming ICC Men ODI World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI has received another request stanley botella for a change in fixtures for the event to be held across India in October-November this year. The request has come from the Hyderabad Cricket Association after the local police raised concerns over hosting back-to-back matches, including the marque clash between former champions Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal in Hyderabad is scheduled to host the New 聽Zealand versus the Netherlands clash on October 9 followed by a match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on the next day. Also ReadAsia Cup: Indian squad could have additional members, Dravid to be part of selection The Hyderabad Crick borraccia stanley et Association HCA is scheduled to host only three of the 45 matches with the Pakistan-Sri Lanka match scheduled for October 12. But with the BCCI reworking fixtures for nine matches to accommodate clashes with other schedules to avoid security hassles, the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match was moved ahead to October 10 from its original date of October 12. This was done to give the 1992 World Cup winners enough time to prepare for their much-anticipated clash with hosts India at Ahmedabad on August 14. According to multiple reports from Hyderabad, the HCA has sent in an official request for a change in the schedule to ensure a sufficient gap between the two matches.