Uttarakhand: Forest Fire Flares Up As Temperature Soars, Reaches VCSG College Hostels

Forest fire flared up in Uttarakhand's #Srinagar as the temperature soared, with about 200 hectares of forest land gutted in fresh fire incidents on April 19. While 198.9 hectares of forest land have been destroyed in these fires, causing economic damage of Rs 5.28 lakh. Videos on social media showed the forest fire reaching the boys' hostel of Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Institute Of Medical Science and Research in Srinagar, #Uttarakhand.

Aditya Pran Changkakati

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