Five people were killed in May in forest fires that have been raging in Uttarakhand since last November. The forest department attributes the fires to out-migration, high-tension wires, and the abundance of pine trees, while the State government has said in the Supreme Court that the fires are completely manmade. Ishita Mishra travels across the State and finds that villagers, mostly women, are helping extinguish the flames Environment Five people were killed in May in forest fires that have been raging in Uttarakhand since last November. The forest department attributes the fires to out-migration, high-tension wires, and the abundance of pine trees, while the State government has said in the Supreme Court that the fires are completely manmade. Ishita Mishra travels across the State and finds that villagers, mostly women, are helping extinguish the flames Sci-Tech News | Latest Technological Developments | The Hindu
The burning hills of Uttarakhand
