Srinagar, April 6 -- The Jammu and Kashmir forest department is on alert as 30 forest fires covering 47.7 hectares were reported in Kashmir over the past month, officials said.

They said the government has devised a strategy to curb such incidents and anyone found setting these fires will face action according to the law.

Officials have primarily pinned the blame on tribals and people living in forested areas. With many blazes reported in areas with high moisture, officials suspect the incidents were 'deliberate'.

In the past month, south Kashmir reported the most forest fires (19), with forests Pirpanchal, Bandipora and Sind forests accounting for the remaining 11 blazes.

Anantnag and Bandipora forest division reported six fires, fol...