Panaji (Goa), March 12 -- : The Indian Airforce has taken up all required initiatives to tackle the forestfire in Goa by deploying helicopters to despense water over the affected areas.
Augmenting its firefighting effort near Goa with Mi-17 helicopters, the Indian Airforce dispensed over 25000 ltrs of water over the affected areas on Saturday.
So far, 47000 litres of water have been dispensed by the IAF over the afflicted area, said officials.
According to information, 48 fire spots have been detected since March 5 till Saturday. Of which, 41 fires have already been doused, while seven are reported to be active.
Further, as per the officials, the Indian Air Force is coordinating with the Indian Navy and the civil administration in c...