Nuh, June 26 -- A fresh fire broke out in the Aravalli forests near Khori Kala village in Nuh district early Wednesday, allegedly sparked by the illegal dumping and burning of industrial waste smuggled from neighbouring Rajasthan. The blaze, which continued into the morning, marks the third major forest fire in the area this season and underscores growing environmental threats in the ecologically sensitive Aravalli belt.

According to officials, unidentified individuals set fire to garbage dumped in the forest zone late Tuesday. When a team led by the Tauru sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) reached the site on Wednesday morning, the fire was still active and was later extinguished by the fire department.

"This is a sensitive, ecologically ...