Uttarakhand forest fire: Over 130 NDRF men deployed to combat crisis
News Nation Bureau 01 May 2016, 07:23 PM
An IAF Mi 17 chopper today flew several sorties in Nainital district sprinkling water lifted from a lake to douse the raging forest fires that have destroyed vast swathes of forested land across Uttarakhand. The fire has also spread to sparsely populated remote hill areas.
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