Massive fire has engulfed Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand following which over 1500 villages are at risk. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has said he has asked to deploy more than 10,000 employees to put out the Uttarakhand forest fire in three-four days. He added that more than 6,000 employees are already on the job, while DG (Forest) is leading and coordinating the operation from the front for the past two days. Domestic animals have been killed and few persons have been injured due to the fire.
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