Devotees on pilgrimage in the Vaishno Devi Yatra in Jammu & Kashmir were stranded after 25,000 pilgrims had registered for a trek at 3:30 pm on May 23rd, 2018 due to a forest fire in Trikuta Hills. The fire in Trikuta Hills led to the pilgrimage being suspended since the afternoon of May 23rd with […]
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जम्मू स्थित वैष्णो देवी मंदिर, जहां दर्शन के लिए देश भर से प्रतिदिन औसतन 35000 श्रद्धालु आते हैं, में यात्रा को फिलहाल टाल दिया गया है। वजह है वनाग्नि या दावानल। अब इन श्रद्धालुओं को जंगलों में लगी आग को काबू में पाने का इंतजार है। त्रिकुटा पहाड़ियों, जहां वैष्णो देवी मंदिर स्थित है, के […]
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The Himalayan mountain system is one of the most fragile ecosystems in the world due to its inherent tectonic and geological characteristics (Valdiya, 1983). It is a rich storehouse of biodiversity ranging from tropical/subtropical evergreen, subtropical chir pine and broad leaf temperate forests, along with conifer to subalpine and alpine meadows. Frequent forest fires have […]
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New Delhi, May 10 (G’nY News Service): Forest fires are emerging as the most recurring disaster in India especially in the hilly states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh. Wider public awareness, prompt measures necessary to prevent such accidents in future. Since the first fire incident in early February 2016, the forest fire in Uttarakhand has spread to […]
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