Fire control rooms set up in all divisional forests in UP: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stressed the urgency of comprehensive measures to combat the heat wave and its impact.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

He was speaking after chairing a high-level meeting on Monday night.

The chief minister directed senior forest department officials to adopt proactive strategies to curb the increasing incidents of forest fires during the summer months.

In response, the forest department has established control rooms from the headquarters to the divisional level, ensuring round-the-clock monitoring. The zonal and divisional Chief Conservators of Forests will oversee these efforts.

At the same time, the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Publicity and Promotion) has been designated as the nodal officer for the Fire Control Cell at the state headquarters.