Which of the following state has witnessed over 1,000 incidents of forest fire over the last six months?
A. Assam
B. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
D. Odisha
Explanation:
Uttarakhand has witnessed over 1,000 incidents of forest fire over the last six months, including 45 in the last 24 hours alone, and has reached out to the Centre for helicopters and personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Since the start of 2021, there has been a series of forest fires in Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland-Manipur border, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat, including in wildlife sanctuaries.
