Summary:
The affected area in Garhwal is 1225.55 hectare while in Kumaon, a total of 650.73 hectares area was lost due to fires. NAINITAL: Uttarakhand may well be heading towards a repeat of 2016 when around 4,500 hectares of forests were destroyed in jungle blazes. Similarly, in Bhatraujkhan area of Almora district, a school was closed following fires in the nearby forest. Already this year, over 2000 hectares of the state’s forests have burnt down and there is still a month left for the onset of monsoons. In Kandoliya area of Pauri district, a government school was closed for a day on Tuesday as fire from the forest area reached the school building..