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"“These are ground level fires and are not as destructive as forest fires in USA or Canada where whole trees get burnt. However, these forest fires exude a lot of carbon dioxide in the form of smoke and that is definitely a cause of worry.” Dehradun: The forests of Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal and Almora continued to burn on Tuesday with 88 more incidents of forest fires being reported. A total of 1,213 hectares have been gutted in the state since the beginning of the fire season in February, officials said. Villagers also believe that burning bushes will lead to more plantation during the rains which results in such fires.”He added that forest fires of Uttarakhand were "not very devastating..