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Government Has Taken Uttarakhand Fire Seriously

Prakash Javadekar


Mr. Prakash Javadekar (Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN/IAIJ)
USPA NEWS - The Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Mr. Prakash Javadekar addressing at the valedictory session of the Workshop “˜Transplantations along National Highways´, in New Delhi on April 27, 2016.

Rs. 5 Crore Allotted For Firefighting Efforts
The Government has taken the forest fire in Uttarakhand seriously. Making a statement on May 1, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Mr. Prakash Javadekar, said that Rs. 5 crore has been allotted for firefighting efforts and 6000 labourers have been deployed for firefighting efforts. The Centre has also started from today, the trial-run of generating pre-fire alerts.
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