IAF, Army deployed to fight U'khand forest fires
Uttarakhand government on Sunday brought in Army personnel and two MI-17 Indian Air Force helicopters to help the disaster response teams fight forest fires in the state. The fires destroyed 1890. 79 hectares of forests and claimed the lives of 6 people since they began in February. Uttarkashi, Almora, and Nainital are among the worst affected districts.