U'khand lacks infra to battle forest fires'

Uttarakhand suffers from a glaring lack of essential infrastructure required for effective forest fire management, an amicus curiae report in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on a matter regarding leaf burning in the Badkot forest range along the Rishikesh-Dehradun Road.

Earlier in April, the NGT appointed advocate Gaurav Bansal as the amicus curiae (friend of the court) to assist with the case.

The October 14 report, submitted to the NGT last week, said it was imperative to address the critical deficiencies and violations hindering effective forest fire management in the state.