Dehradun, April 29 -- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami yet again thoroughly reviewed the efforts being made to prevent forest fires during a review meeting held at the Forest Training Academy auditorium here today. In the meeting, the CM instructed the officials to remain alert at all times to prevent and control forest fires. The Chief Minister further instructed top forest officers to put an interim restriction on leave to be granted to the forest officers in view of the raging forest fires till the forest fires are completely brought under control. He made it clear that leave should be granted to the forest officials only in case of serious illness.

Dhami emphasised that the forest officers should always stay in the areas affected by ...